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Clinical Deterioration & Acute Care

Recognising and Managing Shock at the Bedside

Identify the shock type, understand why it is happening, and act in the right order.

professional210 min5 lessons
Recognising and Managing Shock at the Bedside

What you'll learn

  • Classify shock type from a described clinical presentation
  • Identify compensated shock in a normotensive patient
  • Select an initial management priority appropriate to shock type
  • Evaluate fluid responsiveness from described findings
  • Recognise when fluid administration is likely to cause harm
  • Apply escalation criteria to a deteriorating described case

Course content

5 modules · 5 lessons

1. What Shock Is
  • What Shock IsPreview42m
2. The Four Categories
  • The Four Categories42m
3. Bedside Assessment
  • Bedside Assessment42m
4. Fluids: When and When Not
  • Fluids: When and When Not42m
5. Vasoactive Support and Escalation
  • Vasoactive Support and Escalation42m