The nursing instructor is discussing shock with a class of junior nursing students. Which subclassifications of circulatory shock would the instructor discuss? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Anaphylactic
B) Hypovolemic
C) Cardiogenic
D) Septic
E) Neurogenic
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback: The varied mechanisms leading to the initial vasodilation in circulatory shock provide the basis for the further subclassification of shock into three types: septic shock, neurogenic shock, and anaphylactic shock. Options B and C are incorrect; hypovolemic and cardiogenic shock are not subclassifications of circulatory shock.
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