A 16 year old who is in the ER after an automobile accident is exhibiting signs of shock. The assessment indicates that the teen has a steering wheel bruise mark on his chest. The teen is exhibiting signs of cardiogenic shock
The nurse working with the trauma team knows the patient: 1. Has had a large loss of blood, which causes cardiogenic shock.
2. Has overwhelming sepsis from the accident, which is causing the cardiogenic shock.
3. The bruising to the chest could have caused damage to the heart, causing it to not be an effective pump, which results in cardiogenic shock.
4. The trauma to the chest has caused capillary leaking, leading to cardiogenic shock.
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1. The large loss of blood volume depletes the patient, causing hypovolemic shock.
2. Overwhelming sepsis causes septic shock.
3. The bruising indicates that the chest and heart could have damaged the heart, causing cardiogenic shock.
4. The trauma can cause bruising to the heart muscle, but the capillary leaking will not cause cardiogenic shock.
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