LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoELI5 how do you die of shock? message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareELI5 how do you die of shock? LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAhhhh thanks that makes sense. So if you have sepsis, why isn’t blood pumping properly?
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month 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 she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThat makes sense thanks
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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 she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month 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