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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

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
