Chapter 2: Cardiovascular System

Section 2: Self Test

Questions

1. What is normal blood pressure and how is this produced?
2. If there is a reduction in blood volume, how can this be easily and initially ascertained?
3. What is the significance of blood loss of this magnitude?
4. Define shock.
5. Describe the features of shock.
6. Describe the treatment of shock in a subject who has sustained a large wound in the thigh.