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Definition of Hypovolemic shock
1. Noun. Shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss.
Medical Definition of Hypovolemic shock
1. A medical condition where there are abnormally low levels of blood plasma in the body, such that the body is unable to properly maintain blood pressure, cardiac output of blood, and normal amounts of fluid in the tissues. This results in a state of deep physical depression. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypovolemic Shock
Literary usage of Hypovolemic shock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"hypovolemic shock may occur as the sole symptom of Type II DCS, but it is more
commonly associated with other symptoms. The symptoms of rapid pulse rate, ..."
2. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"These catastrophic events were characterized by severe anemia, splenomegaly,
hypovolemic shock, and sudden death, and it was suggested that patients had ..."
3. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Nitric oxide inhibition in rats improves blood pressure and renal function 46.
during hypovolemic shock. Am J Physiol 261:F868—872 47. (1991). ..."
4. Essentials for Animal Research: A Primer for Research Personnel by B. Taylor Bennett (1996)
"... total blood volume of some of the laboratory animal species necessitates
careful attention to hemostasis during surgery, to prevent hypovolemic shock. ..."
5. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... research in the fields of burn injury, hypovolemic shock and surgical infection.
Specific research projects are conducted in the fields of: hemodynamics ..."
6. Guatemala, Getting Away with Murder: An Americas Watch and Physicians for by Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), Anne Manuel, Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1991)
"The most likely immediate cause of death would have been through hypovolemic
shock consequent to the massive hemorrhage. ..."
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