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In part 1 of this series on the recognition and management of shock, clinical educator Joanne Reading discusses the definition of shock, anaerobic metabolism, metabolic acidosis, failure of the sodium/potassium pump and cellular structural derangement.

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Joanne Reading is a clinical educator at the Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU. She holds a critical care graduate certificate and a Master of Health Science, with a focus on education. Joanne is passionate about ensuring that education is entertaining as it fosters critical thinking, and runs her own nursing education website at ‘Blogging for your Noggin’.

The Pathophysiology of Shock

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