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Cardiogenic Shock Part 2: When to Escalate Care, and Call the Shock Team
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Cardiogenic shock management doesn’t stop with recognizing preload, afterload, and contractility. The hardest decisions often come next: when to escalate care and when to activate advanced support.
In Part 2 of this cardiogenic shock education series, Abby (NP) and Kaleigh (RN) continue their conversation with Dr. Michael to explore how clinicians decide when medical therapy isn’t enough—and what happens next.
Together they discuss how to interpret clinical trajectory, when to escalate from vasopressors to inotropes, and how mechanical circulatory support devices fit into…
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