A person in shock has extremely low blood pressure. Depending on the specific cause and type of shock, symptoms will include one or more of the following:

• Anxiety or agitation/restlessness
• Bluish lips and fingernails
• Chest pain
• Confusion
• Dizziness, lightheadedness, or faintness
• Pale, cool, clammy skin
• Low or no urine output
• Profuse sweating, moist skin
• Rapid but weak pulse
• Shallow breathing
• Unconsciousness

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Shock

Review Date: 01/10/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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