Shock

Identify two (2) signs of shock in the patients clinical presentation and briefly state the underlying pathophysiological or compensatory mechanism causing each sign?

Patient is a 60 yr old male, admitted to hospital with fever and weight loss and has returned from surgery. Vital signs have been stable for 4 hours, but hours later his resps increase 14-18, as does his heart rate 100 - 120, and Blood pressure lowers 94/62 from 136/84, urine output is dropping - 100- 30 ml. Dressings were dry and intact and are chning to being saturated bright red blood. He had a left nephrectomy as his diagnosis was renal cancer of the left kidney.


http://www.meti.com/downloads/ECS%20UK%20Postop%20Haemorrhage-Faculty.pdf   .  This above, is the scenario in full detail.

IDENTIFY the signs and symptoms of acute haemorrhaging