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Obstructive Shock: Causes, Signs and Symptoms, & First Aid Management. Obstructive shock is a medical emergency that occurs due to mechanical problems that averts diastolic filling resulting to decreased cardiac output. Obstructive shock is a medical emergency that occurs to mechanical problems that avoids diastolic filling from occurring.
Causes of Vasodilatory Shock. Sepsis is the most frequent cause of vasodilatory shock,1,2 accounting for more than 200,000 cases per year in the United States alone. Other causes include conditions in which adequate tissue oxygenation is compromised, such as nitrogen intoxication3,4 and carbon monoxide intoxication4 (Table 1). Of greater clinical importance is the fact that vasodilatory shock can be the final common pathway for long-lasting and severe shock of any cause.