There are four types of shock: cardiogenic, distributive, obstructive, and hypovolemic. The study that I am taking apart here compared the NICOM monitor to a Swan-Ganz (Pulmonary artery) catheter in patients with cardiogenic shock. I routinely make a big deal of volume resuscitation regarding septic shock which obviously falls under the distributive shock type. Part …

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