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My name is Christina Rafano from nursingschoolofsuccess.com and in this video we are going to talk about
one of the types of shock: cardiogenic shock.
Now I know this is one of the trickier topics to understand in nursing school, so I am going
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Okay, so before we dive into the nitty gritty of cardiogenic shock, we need to first understand
what shock itself actually is.
So shock just means that there is a lack of blood flow to the organs, and the organs are
unhappy and they start to not work properly.
So when you think of shock, think a lack of blood flow.
And of course, when there is a lack of blood flow to the organs, the organs are going to
start to fail.
So that's what shock is, it's a lack of blood flow that leads the organs to fail.
And cardiogenic shock is a type of shock.
So let's talk about that.
So during cardiogenic shock, there is something wrong with the heart itself, so the heart
isn't doing it's job well.
The heart itself can't pump enough blood out to keep the organs happy.
So cardiogenic shock means that there is something wrong with the heart itself, it can't do it's
job.
So this can be caused by things like a myocardial infarction (or a heart attack), cardiac arrhythmias,
value issues, or anything like that that prevents the actual heart itself from pumping out blood.
So let's think about this: during a myocardial infarction, there is a blockage in one of
the little blood vessels around the heart (the coronary arteries), so the heart isn't
getting blood.
And of course, if the heart isn't getting blood, it can't do it's job.
So in the case of a myocardial infarction, the heart itself isn't working properly because
it's not getting the blood flow it needs to function because of that MI.
Now what about cardiac arrythmias?
Well, during heart arrythmias, the heart is going all crazy and isn't able to consistently
give blood to the body.
Again, this is a HEART issue, so cardiac arrythmias can also lead to cardiogenic shock because
it is a problem with the actual heart itself.
And the same goes for any valve issues within the heart.
If the heart valves aren't moving blood in the right direction, either they're letting
blood back flow, or they're too narrow and not letting enough blood move forward in the
system, then that can lead to a lack of blood flow to the body, which can lead to cardiogenic
shock.
This is again a problem with the actual heart itself, the valves aren't functioning properly.
So because it's an issue with the actual heart itself, we call it cardiogenic shock.
So obviously, if the heart can't pump the blood out and do it's job well, there won't
be enough blood going to the rest of the organs and body, so shock is possible in these cases
because there is a lack of blood flow to the organs.
And that is cardiogenic shock for you.
Cardiogenic shock simply means that there is something wrong with the heart itself so
it can't function properly, which causes a lack of blood flow to the organs and the organs
start to fail.
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