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This article reviews the development of early ideas regarding the origins and pathogenesis of shock. The early history of shock is related primarily to traumatic shock. More recent history centers on differentiation of clinical syndromes and individual characteristics. Definitions, classification systems, pathogenic theories, and treatments have evolved. Progress has been aided by constant development of improved assessment technologies. Today, shock is not a single syndrome and the definition of shock no longer is descriptive in nature. The most accepted current definition involves an oxygen supply/demand imbalance that can have various causes-hypovolemia, cardiac dysfunction, vascular failure, or obstructive processes.
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Cuidados Críticos/história , Choque/história , Pesquisa Biomédica/história , Débito Cardíaco , Cateterismo de Swan-Ganz/história , Cuidados Críticos/métodos , Europa (Continente) , História do Século XVIII , História do Século XIX , História do Século XX , História Antiga , Humanos , Medicina Militar/história , Choque/classificação , Choque/diagnóstico , Esfigmomanômetros/história , Terminologia como Assunto , Estados Unidos , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/históriaRESUMO
Avicenna's views on the causes of collapse and sudden death are presented from a literal translation of the mediaeval Arabic text. Medical knowledge based on observation mixed with pure abstract reasoning forms the essence of Avicenna's medical writings.