Nikolas
Created page with "Hypovolemic shock occurs when there is loss of more than 20 % of intravascular fluid volume. It can be caused by hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic fluid loss. Here are the most common causes: * Haemorrhagic fluid loss ** Trauma ** Surgery ** Variceal bleeding ** Postpartum bleeding * Non-haemorrhagic ** Diarrhoea ** Vomiting ** Burns ** Dehydration ** Loss of fluid to “third spaces” *** Fluid moving to peritoneal, pleural or pericardial cavity *** Acute pancreatitis..."