What Is Cardiogenic Shock?

Cardiogenic shock is defined as the heart suddenly stop the pumping of enough blood, and the heart’s inability to contract.

Due to the inappropriate blood supply that can lead to an inadequate amount of nutrients and oxygen.

Cardiogenic shock is lightly uncommon, but it’s a severe medical urgency for the patient when it occurs.

Sign and symptoms

Cardiogenic shock appears very quickly.
Shortness of breathe
Chest pain
Rapid but a quick hear tbeat.
Feel like sweating.
Dizziness
Low urinary output

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Causes of cardiogenic shock

Blockage of the blood vessel in the lung.
damage to the wall of the heart due to increased heart pressure.
Damage to the valves
Allowing the backflow of blood.
Muscles of the heart is not working properly
Smoke and drugs can also affect the heart’s ability to pumping and blood supply may lead to cardiogenic shock.
Acute MI
Severe hypoxemia
Cardiomyopathy
Pericardial tamponade
Acidosis
Dysrhythmias
Trauma
Structural abnormalities
Valvular abnormality
Ventricular septal rupture

Risk factors of cardiogenic shock

Diabetes
Old age
Obesity
Hypertension
Atherosclerosis
Coronary heart disease

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signs and symptoms cardiogenic shock

Chest pain
Dysrhythmia
Decreased cardiac output
Pricking pain in the chest
Decreased cardiac output.
Tachypnea, shortness of breath
Weak, thereby pulse
Sweating, cold hand & feet
Urine output <30 mL/hr
Cool, pale, moist skin

Diagnostic test

Blood pressure test
Electrocardiogram
Echocardiography
Chest X-ray
Cardiac enzyme test
Coronary angiography
Pulmonary artery catheterization
Blood tests: ABG, LFT(liver function test), RFT(renal function test)

Medical management

In Medicines you can take the following :

Dobutamine
Nitroglycerine (vasodilator)
Dopamine
Vasoactive medications
Epinephrine
Nor-epinephrine
Vasopressin (ADH)

Surgical management

If your doctor suggests, you do……

CABG (Coronary artery bypass graft)
Replacement of faulty cardiac valve

Cardiogenic shock vs heart failure

Cardiogenic shock isn’t necessarily a discrete object but exceptionally may be conceptualized as the most severe form of heart failure.

Patients with difficult heart failure may go in and out of cardiogenic shock, depending on their management.

A severe heart attack most often causes this condition, but not everyone with a heart attack has a cardiogenic shock.

Complications of cardiogenic shock

Brain damage
Stroke
Heart attack
Kidney failure
Most importantly, if you have experienced a heart attack or any one of the symptoms, call to doctor in an emergency and take proper treatment. After that, exercise regularly to manage your weight. Eat healthy food to manage your diet.

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