Medical Definition of Cardiopulmonary obstructive shock
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This term describes a number of conditions that involve a severe disturbance of the cardiopulmonary circuit resulting in shock (inadequate delivery of oxygen to the tissues).
Examples include: pulmonary embolism, pericardial tamponade, pneumothorax and constrictive pericarditis.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiopulmonary Obstructive Shock
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