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Bleeding/Shock Fill In The Blanks

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Question: Bleeding from the nose is referred to as _____.Answer:
Question: The point where an artery lies close to the surface of the skin over a bone is called a _____.Answer: pressure
Question: An insufficient supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the body is called _____.Answer:
Question: Hypoperfusion-Answer:
Question: Bright red, spurting blood would indicate _____.Answer: bleeding
Question: Dark red, even flowing blood would indicate _____.Answer: bleeding
Question: Slowly oozing, dark, or intermediate colored blood would indicate _____.Answer: bleeding
Question: The first method for controlling bleeding is _____.Answer: pressure
Question: _____ are used only as a last result to control bleeding when all other methods have failed.Answer:
Question: A _____ forces blood up from the extremities to the vital organs.Answer: PASG
Question: a blood disease that prevents normal activation of clotting mechanisms found in the .Answer:
Question: _____ __ results from decreased blood volume.Answer: shock
Question: _____ __ is generally created by mechanical obstruction or compression that prevents blood from reaching the heart.Answer: Obstructive
Question: _____ __ is caused by an abnormal distribution of blood in the vessels or throughout the body.Answer: Distributive
Question: _____ __ is usually caused by spinal cord or head injury causing the central nervous system to lose control of the vascular system.Answer: vaso/neurogenic
Question: _____ __ results from the bodies abnormal reaction to a foreign protein.Answer: Anaphylactic
Question: _____ __ results from toxins produced by a severe infection.Answer: Septic
Question: _____ __ results from inadequate pumping of the heart.Answer: Cardiogenic
Question: _____ __ is where the body tries to maintain an adequate rate of perfusion.Answer: Compensatory
Question: ______ __ is where the body shunts blood away from the extremities and perfuses only the vital organs in an effort to maintain life.Answer: Decompensatory
Question: _____ __ is the final stage of shock where the body has had severe organ injury and cannot be saved.Answer: Irreversible
 
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