Septic shock often require significant amount of fluids

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1. Explain why patients in septic shock often require a significant amount of fluids, even though distributive shock is primarily a "container" problem.

2. If a patient is having an asthma attack and albuterol is ineffective in relieving it, why might the use of epinephrine be beneficial?

3. What effect would an alpha agonist have on the diastolic blood pressure and why?

4. Explain why a fluid infusion may be beneficial for some types of shock but detrimental to others.

5. Some EMS systems are using "push-dose epinephrine" as an alternative to a vasopressor infusion. What are some benefits and concerns with this procedure?

6. Name two disease processes that might cause a patient to present with both chest pain and dizziness, and how a paramedic would differentiate them in the field. If they cannot be differentiated in the field, how are they diagnosed in the hospital?

7. Name two disease processes (different from the ones used in the previous question) that might cause a patient to present with chest pain and dyspnea, and how you would differentiate them in the field. If they cannot be differentiated in the field, how are they diagnosed in the hospital?

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