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veroni14
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03/21/08 - 10:37 AM

Reading kaplan medicine notes at the end of cardiovascular chapter there's a table of hemodynamic patterns in which appear a elevation of SVR for late septic shock..is that correct? Isn't vasodilation what predominates?
Is there a difference in SVR for early or late septic shock?

ganesha123
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03/21/08 - 11:01 AM

yes..late septic shock has same features as hypovolenic shock.... so SVR increases. i...

it also given in crush series..

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ganesha123
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03/21/08 - 11:03 AM

early septic shock
CO high PCWP low SVR low Sys venous O2 high

late septic shock

CO low PCWP low SVR high SVO2 low

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veroni14
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03/21/08 - 11:52 AM

Thanks..I checked out crush nod

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03/21/08 - 07:13 PM

What is the difference between shock and Hypotension ??

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