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Obstructive shock is one of the four types of shock, caused by a physical obstruction in the flow of blood. Obstruction can occur at the level of the great vessels or the heart itself. Causes include pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, and tension pneumothorax. These are all life-threatening. Symptoms may include shortness of breath, weakness, or…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Obstructive shock | Causes | Tension pneumothorax; cardiac tamponade; Budd chiari syndrome; pulmonary embolism; abdominal compartment syndrome; severe aortic stenosis; constrictive pericarditis; SVC syndrome | 1.00 | infobox |
| Obstructive shock | Diagnostic method | Thorough history and physical exam; EKG; echocardiogram; X-ray; CT angiogram | 1.00 | infobox |
| Obstructive shock | Differential diagnosis | Cardiogenic shock; hypovolemic shock; distributive shock | 1.00 | infobox |
| Obstructive shock | Specialty | Critical Care Medicine | 1.00 | infobox |
| Obstructive shock | Treatment | Depends on the cause of the obstruction | 1.00 | infobox |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | In | 0.60 | section |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | Delays | 0.60 | section |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | This | 0.60 | section |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | Resuscitation | 0.60 | section |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | ABC's | 0.60 | section |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | Supplemental | 0.60 | section |
| Obstructive shock | has treatment | Intravenous | 0.60 | section |
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