Treatment
- Fluid is always the initial treatment of shock, especially since concomitant hemorrhagic shock must be excluded following trauma. Most institutions will additionally utilize pressor agents to achieve hemodynamic stability.
- Dopamine (Intropin) is often used either alone or in combination with other inotropic agents.
- Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone )
- Certain vasopressors (ephedrine, norepinephrine). Phenylephrine may be used as a first line treatment, or secondarily in patients who do not respond adequately to dopamine.
- Atropine (administer if bradycardia is severe.)
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