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Insufficient blood flow due to abnormal distribution in the capillaries
Distributive shock is a medical condition in which abnormal distribution of blood flow in the smallest blood vessels results in inadequate supply of blood to the body's tissues and organs. It is one of four categories of shock, a condition where there is not enough oxygen-carrying blood to meet the metabolic needs of the cells which make up the body's tissues and organs. Distributive shock is different from the other three categories of shock in that it occurs even though the output of the heart is at or above a normal level. The most common cause is sepsis leading to a type of distributive shock called septic shock, a condition that can be fatal. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Distributive shockA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The use of angiotensin II for the management of distributive shock: expert consensus statementsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Nonequilibrium radiation and chemistry models for aerocapture vehicle flowfieldsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Methylene Blue for Distributive Shock: A Potential New Use of an Old AntidoteCited 103 times
- Go sideways: Shock (circulatory)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Methylene Blue for Distributive Shock: A Potential New Use of an Old Antidote
Effect of vasopressin on sublingual microcirculation in a patient with distributive shock
Methylene blue administration in patients with refractory distributive shock – a retrospective study
The use of angiotensin II in distributive shock
Distributive Shock in the Emergency Department: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, or Capillary Leak Syndrome?
Optimum treatment of vasopressor-dependent distributive shock
Angiotensin II: A New Vasopressor for the Treatment of Distributive Shock
Effect of non-adrenergic vasopressors on macro- and microvascular coupling in distributive shock
🆕 Influential since 2022
The use of angiotensin II for the management of distributive shock: expert consensus statements
ANGIOTENSIN II IN THE TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIVE SHOCK: A SYSTEMATIC-REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Adjunctive vasopressors in distributive shock: How soon is early?
Modulation of the Vasopressin System in Distributive and Cardiogenic Shock: Theoretical Principles and Practical Applications
Severe distributive shock, neutrophilic dermatosis, and ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the setting of azathioprine hypersensitivity syndrome
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Nonequilibrium radiation and chemistry models for aerocapture vehicle flowfieldsLeland A. Carlson · 1990
- 📕Three-dimensional Navier-Stokes simulations with two-equation turbulence models of intersecting shock-waves/turbulent boundary layer at Mach 8.3J. E. Bardina · 1994
- 📕An edge-based solution-adaptive method applied to the AIRPLANE codeRupak Biswas · 1995
- 📕3D Navier-Stokes analysis of a Mach 2.68 bifurcated rectangular mixed-compression inletM. Mizukami · 1995
- 📕3D Navier-Stokes analysis of a Mach 2.68 bifurcated rectangular mixed-compression inletMasashi Mizukami · 1995
- 📕Hypersonic flows as related to the national aerospace planeMarvin Kussoy · 1991
- 📕Mach 10 experimental database of a three-dimensional scramjet inlet flow fieldScott D. Holland · 1995
- 📕A Thomson scattering study of collisional-shock heated plasmasDonald H. McNeill · 1974
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