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- Title
Use of physiologic reasoning to diagnose and manage shock States.
- Authors
Lighthall, Geoffrey
- Abstract
Shock states are defined by stereotypic changes in well-known physiologic parameters. While these well-known changes provide a convenient entry point into further evaluation of patients in shock or at risk for shock, use of such physiologic evaluation is not commonly seen in clinical medicine. A formal description of physiologic reasoning in the diagnosis of shock states is presented in this paper. Included with this conceptual framework is a discussion of key tests or findings that can be used to differentiate between possible diagnoses, and the pairing of treatment strategies to distinct classes of physiologic abnormalities. It is hoped that the methodology presented here will demonstrate the primacy of physiologic reasoning in the diagnosis and treatment of hemodynamic instability. Advantages of this method are speed and accuracy, efficient use of resources, and mitigation against sources of medical errors.
- Subjects
TRAUMATIC shock (Pathology); HEMODYNAMICS; MEDICAL errors; PHYSIOLOGICAL stress; DESCRIPTIVE psychology; REASONING
- Publication
Critical Care Research & Practice, 2011, p1
- ISSN
2090-1305
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1155/2011/105348