Hypovolemic Shock: Critical Analysis and Nursing Management

Hypovolemic
Shock

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Critical analysis of the related health problem............................................................................1
Nursing management and medical management.........................................................................3
Evidence based practice...............................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Hypovolemic shock is a life-threatening condition that results when you lose more than 20
percent (one-fifth) of one’s body's blood or fluid supply. In this condition there occurs severe
fluid loss which makes difficult for the heart to pump and to carry the sufficient amount of blood
to the body. This can lay adverse impact on the health outcome of the individual who has been
suffering from it. Hypovolemic shock can also cause organ failure. It can also reduce the quality
of life of patients who are been suffering from this type of problem. Present report will lay
emphasis on a case study of acutely ill patient who has gone through a motor bike accident and is
facing chronic head injury. Report will lay emphasis on critically analysing with related health
problem related to nursing management and medical management. It will also explain use of
evidence based practice in the treatment of patient who has been going through Hypovelmic
shock.
MAIN BODY
Critical analysis of the related health problem
It has been analysed from the case study that a 30 year old male patient has gone through a
motor bike accident and is critically ill. He has also faced chronic health injury because of the
accident. Case study has provided with the detail that Blood pressure rate of patient is 132 per
hour. According to Malin,and et.al., (2018) chronic brain injury that has been faced by the
service user has affected the blood pressure in an individual’s body. The changes in rate of Blood
pressure during the first few hours of the injury can also have adverse effect. It has been analysed
that there are various problems which can be faced by patient because of the change in Blood
pressure (Hooper and Armstrong, 2018). There are 50% chances that patient can die as the heart
is unable to pump the blood. Patient because of the traumatic brain injury can face various signs
and symptoms such as confusion, coma, paralysis, difficulty swallowing. Service user can also
go through problems like inappropriate emotional responses. It has been analysed that
Hypovolemic shock can also make patient go through a problem like loss of bowel control of
bladder control. This can reduce the health outcome and quality of life of patients. The condition
of service users depends upon the intensity of Brain injury. They can also go through health
problem like droopy eyelid or facial weakness.
In the opinion of Xiang, Klemcke and Ryan, (2018) it has also been analysed that
respiratory rate of patient who has met with the accident and has faced brain injury has
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