LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoELI5 how do you die of shock? message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareELI5 how do you die of shock? LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoAhhhh thanks that makes sense. So if you have sepsis, why isn’t blood pumping properly?
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoSeptic shock is different but the main thing that causes blood problems in sepsis which leads to shock is the coagulation of your blood.
minus-squareLadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThat makes sense thanks
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoAll your blood vessels dilate (open up more, inflammation reaction) which reduces your blood pressure enough that the heart can’t do its job anymore.
minus-squareLadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoAhhhh I see, it’s like the heart hasn’t got enough power. That’s really simple thanks
Ahhhh thanks that makes sense. So if you have sepsis, why isn’t blood pumping properly?
Septic shock is different but the main thing that causes blood problems in sepsis which leads to shock is the coagulation of your blood.
That makes sense thanks
All your blood vessels dilate (open up more, inflammation reaction) which reduces your blood pressure enough that the heart can’t do its job anymore.
Ahhhh I see, it’s like the heart hasn’t got enough power. That’s really simple thanks