What causes the cool, damp skin of patients in compensatory shock?
a. Constriction of peripheral blood vessels because of the shunting of blood to the vital organs
b. Action of the antidiuretic hormone re-leased in shock by the adrenal glands
c. Decreasing levels of arterial carbon dio-xide, which are pooling in the arms and legs
d. Activation of the baroreceptors in the ren-al arteries
A
When overall blood volume is reduced in shock, the remaining blood volume is shunted to vital organs.
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