Shock and heart failure · Physiology

Which parameter is typically decreased in cardiogenic shock?

  1. Central venous pressure
  2. Peripheral resistance
  3. Cardiac output
  4. Blood volume
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Correct answer: Cardiac output

Cardiac output is reduced due to impaired myocardial pumping. This leads to systemic hypoperfusion.

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