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Shock cardiógeno - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Shock de tipo cardiógeno

Síntomas:

Pruebas y exámenes:

Un examen revelará:

  • Presión arterial baja ( presión sistólica generalmente menor a 90).
  • La presión arterial baja más de 10 puntos cuando usted se para después de estar acostado (hipotensión ortostática).
  • Pulso débil (filiforme).

Para diagnosticar el shock cardiógeno, se puede colocar un catéter (sonda) en la arteria pulmonar (cateterismo cardíaco derecho). Los exámenes pueden mostrar que la sangre está regresando a los pulmones y que el corazón no está bombeando de manera apropiada.

Los exámenes abarcan:

Se pueden hacer otras pruebas para determinar por qué el corazón no está funcionando apropiadamente.

Los exámenes de laboratorio abarcan:

  • Reviewed last on: 5/23/2011
  • Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Gheorghiade M, Filippatos GS, Felker GM. Diagnosis and management of acute failure syndromes. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2011:chap 27.

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