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Shock — a practitioner's perspective
Author(s) -
MURPHY FINBARR
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1988.tb01902.x
Subject(s) - medicine , shock (circulatory) , perspective (graphical) , intensive care medicine , capillary refill , artificial intelligence , computer science , blood pressure
Good urine output, capillary refill time and skin hydration have in the past been used as indications of a good prognosis in cases of shock. This is not necessarily the case. Over reliance on these signs can lead to faulty prognosis. Four case histories are presented of animals in shock with particular reference to the above mentioned parameters.