About the stages of shock

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You are holding a class on shock for the staff nurses at your institution. What would you tell them about the stages of shock? Shock begins in the decompensation stage. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system fails in the compensation stage. In the compensation stage, catecholamines are released. Antidiuretic and corticosteroid hormones are released at the beginning of the irreversible stage.A client is receiving support through an intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. The catheter for the balloon is inserted in the right femoral artery. The nurse evaluates the following as a complication of the therapy: Vesicular breath sounds are audible in the lung periphery. The balloon deflates prior to systole. The right foot is cooler than the left foot. Bilateral pedal pulses are 1+.

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