Shock

Shock is a severe condition that occurs when not enough blood flows through the body, causing very low blood pressure, a lack of urine, and cell and tissue damage.
Review Date: 01/15/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical
Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.












