JB LEARNING EMT CHAPTER 13 SHOCK
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● perfusion
Answer: sufficient circulation to meet all needs
●● sphincters
Answer: regulate blood flow in capillaries
●● autonomic nervous system
Answer: regulates involuntary body functions
●● blood pressure
Answer: provides a rough measure of perfusion
●● Anaphalaxis
Answer: Severe allergic reaction
●● septic shock
,Answer: severe infection
●● syncope
Answer: fainting
●● compensated shock
Answer: early stage of shock
●● what is the basic definition of shock?
Answer: a state of collapse and failure of the cardiovascular system
●● blood flow through the capillary beds is regulated by
Answer: capillary sphincters
●● the autonomic nervous system regulates functions such as
Answer: digestion
●● regulation of blood flow is determined by
Answer: cellular need
●● patients in cardiogenic shock should not receive
Answer: nitroglycerine
, ●● the action of hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine
stimulates _____ to maintain pressure in the system and, as a result,
perfusion of all vital organs
Answer: an increase in the strength of cardiac contractions
●● which of the following is not a basic cause of shock
Answer: release of norepinephrine
●● which of the following poisons affects the ability of cells to
metabolize or carry oxygen
Answer: carbon monoxide
●● _____ develops when the heart muscle can no longer generate
enough pressure to circulate the blood to all organs
Answer: cardiogenic shock
●● neurogenic shock usually results from damage to the spinal cord at
the
Answer: cervical level
●● which of the following statements about septic shock is false
Answer: there is damage to the spinal cord resulting in vasodialation
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● perfusion
Answer: sufficient circulation to meet all needs
●● sphincters
Answer: regulate blood flow in capillaries
●● autonomic nervous system
Answer: regulates involuntary body functions
●● blood pressure
Answer: provides a rough measure of perfusion
●● Anaphalaxis
Answer: Severe allergic reaction
●● septic shock
,Answer: severe infection
●● syncope
Answer: fainting
●● compensated shock
Answer: early stage of shock
●● what is the basic definition of shock?
Answer: a state of collapse and failure of the cardiovascular system
●● blood flow through the capillary beds is regulated by
Answer: capillary sphincters
●● the autonomic nervous system regulates functions such as
Answer: digestion
●● regulation of blood flow is determined by
Answer: cellular need
●● patients in cardiogenic shock should not receive
Answer: nitroglycerine
, ●● the action of hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine
stimulates _____ to maintain pressure in the system and, as a result,
perfusion of all vital organs
Answer: an increase in the strength of cardiac contractions
●● which of the following is not a basic cause of shock
Answer: release of norepinephrine
●● which of the following poisons affects the ability of cells to
metabolize or carry oxygen
Answer: carbon monoxide
●● _____ develops when the heart muscle can no longer generate
enough pressure to circulate the blood to all organs
Answer: cardiogenic shock
●● neurogenic shock usually results from damage to the spinal cord at
the
Answer: cervical level
●● which of the following statements about septic shock is false
Answer: there is damage to the spinal cord resulting in vasodialation
