Common causes of Shock

Causes of Shock that are very common

The following causes of Shock are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Arrhythmias
• Injury

Causes of Shock that are common

The following causes of Shock are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Birth Injury - Shock
• Fractures - shock
• Heart attack
• Myocardial infarction
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - shock
• Peptic Ulcer - shock

Causes of Shock that are uncommon

The following causes of Shock are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• Burns - shock
• Certain poisons
• End-stage renal disease - shock
• Fractured femur - Shock
• Pulmonary embolism - shock

Causes of Shock that are rare

The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that affects 200,000 people or less. The following causes of Shock appear in the population at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Mastocytosis - Shock

Causes of Shock that are very rare

The following causes of Shock appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Acute Pancreatitis - shock
• Anthrax - shock
• Aortic aneurysm - Shock
• Blood poisoning
• Cholera - shock
• Dengue fever - shock
• Ectopic pregnancy - shock
• Firearm Injury - Shock
• Hantavirus - shock
• Meningitis - Shock
• Meningococcal disease - shock
• Pancreatitis - shock
• Pancreatitis, acute
• Plague - shock
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever - shock
• Septicemia - shock
• Toxic Shock Syndrome - Shock
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - shock

Causes of Shock without any prevalence information

The following causes of Shock are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Shock
• Abruptio Placentae - maternal shock
• Acute meningitis - Shock
• Acute Pancreatitis - shock
• Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked - shock
• Anaphylactic shock
• Anaphylaxis - shock
• Anthrax meningitis - Shock
• Aortic aneurysm, familial abdominal 1 - shock
• Aortic aneurysm, familial abdominal 2 - shock
• Aortic aneurysm, familial abdominal 3 - shock
• Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - shock
• Argentinean hemorrhagic fever - shock
• Arrhythmias
• Bacteremia - shock
• Bacterial meningitis - Shock
• Bacterial pericarditis - shock
• Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome - shock
• Black locust poisoning - shock
• Boerhaave syndrome - shock
• Bolivian hemorrhagic fever - shock
• Bowel strangulation
• Bushmaster poisoning - shock
• Bywaters' syndrome - shock
• Caffeine Allergy - shock
• Cardiac tamponade
• Cardiogenic shock
• Cervical spine injury
• Chemical poisoning - 1-Amino-2-propanol - shock
• Chemical poisoning - 2,4-Dichlorophenol - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Acetic Anhydride - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Aluminum Phosphide - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Anticoagulant rodenticide - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Borates - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Brodifacoum - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Bromadiolone - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Bromoform - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Butylamines - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Calcium hypochlorite - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Calcium Polysulfide - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Creosote - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Dinitrophenol - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Epichlorohydrin - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Ethylenediamine - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Fluoridated toothpaste - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Hexachlorobutadiene - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Hexachlorocyclopentadiene - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Methyl Isocyanate - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Morpholine - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Phenol - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Potassium Permanganate - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Selenium Dioxide - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Sodium Hypochlorite - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Strychnine - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Sulfur Trioxide - shock
• Chemical poisoning - Titanium - shock
• Chlorophacinone rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Chromium poisoning - shock
• Colchicine toxicity - shock
• Cold antibody hemolytic anemia - shock
• Congenital herpes simplex - shock
• Constrictive pericarditis - shock
• Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis - shock
• Copperhead snake poisoning - shock
• Coronary thrombosis
• Coumachlor rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Coumafuryl rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Coumatetralyl rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Crotalidae snake poisoning - shock
• Decompression sickness
• Dehydration - and various causes of dehydration:
• Dengue hemorrhagic fever - shock
• Difenacoum rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Difethialone rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Diphacinone rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Drug overdose
• Ebola - shock
• Ectopic pregnancy - shock
• Electrical burns - shock
• Embolism
• End-stage renal disease - shock
• Excessive urination
• Exercise induced anaphylaxis - shock
• Fetomaternal transfusion syndrome - shock
• Finale rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Flea-borne diseases - Shock
• Flocoumafen rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Folgorat rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Fractures - shock
• Gastroenteritis - shock
• Gastrointestinal bleeding - shock
• Gila Lizard poisoning - shock
• Glory lily poisoning - shock
• Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency - shock
• Gray baby syndrome - shock
• Hantavirosis - shock
• Havoc rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Heart attack
• Heatstroke - shock
• Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome - acute shock
• Hemorrhage - shock
• Hepatic vein thrombosis
• Hepatoma - shock
• Hereditary pancreatitis - shock
• Herpes, Neonatal - Disseminated - shock
• Hydatidosis - shock
• Hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - shock
• Illness
• Indandione rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Insect allergy - shock
• Insect bite allergy - shock
• Insect sting allergy - shock
• Internal bleeding
• Intususception of intestine
• Iron poisoning - Shock
• Ketoacidosis
• Klerat rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Lactic Acidosis - Shock
• Lassa fever - Shock
• Listeriosis sepsis - shock
• Lizard poisoning - shock
• Loss of blood
• Marburg virus - shock
• Matikus rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Mediastinitis - shock
• Mendelson syndrome - shock
• Meningitis - Shock
• Meningococcal A - Shock
• Meningococcal B - Shock
• Meningococcal C - Shock
• Meningococcal infection - shock
• Meningococcemia - shock
• Mercury poisoning - shock
• Mexican Beaded Lizard poisoning - shock
• Mouser rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Myocardial infarction
• Naked brimcap poisoning - shock
• Necrotizing enterocolitis - shock
• Neurogenic shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Ant - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Black fire ant - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Bumblebee - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - honey bee - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Hornet - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Red fire ant - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - scorpion - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - wasp - shock
• Non-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp - shock
• Omsk hemorrhagic fever - shock
• Ovarian cysts - shock
• Pancreatitis - shock
• Pancreatitis, acute
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - shock
• Peritonitis - shock
• Pindone rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Pneumonic plague - rapid shock
• Pneumothorax - shock
• Posthemorrhagic anemia - shock
• Postoperative haemorrhage - Shock
• Postpartum haemorrhage - Shock
• Postpartum hemorrhage - shock
• Pulmonary Anthrax - shock
• Pulmonary embolism - shock
• Pulmonary venous return anomaly - shock
• Puss caterpillar poisoning - shock
• Pyogenic pericarditis - shock
• Ratak Plus rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Reduced blood volume
• Relapsing fever - shock
• Restrictive pericarditis
• Rheumatic pericarditis - shock
• Rift Valley Fever - shock
• Rodend rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Ruptured aortic aneurysm
• Sea wasp poisoning - shock
• Sea wasp poisoning (Chiropsalmus quadrigatus) - shock
• Sea wasp poisoning - Chironex fleckeri - shock
• See also causes of shock, coma
• Sepsis
• Sepsis Syndrome - shock
• Septic shock
• Serotoninergic syndrome - shock
• Serratia sepsis - shock
• Severe burns
• Severe diarrhea
• Severe infection
• Severe pain
• Severe vomiting
• Sheehan Syndrome - acute shock
• Snake bite (Viperidae)
• Spinal cord injury
• Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome - shock
• Streptococcal Group A invasive disease - shock
• Streptococcal Group B invasive disease - shock
• Streptococcal Infections - shock
• Striped Blister Beetle poisoning - shock
• Superior mesenteric artery occlusion
• Surgery complication
• Systemic candidiasis - shock
• Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome - shock
• Talon rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Tension pneumothorax
• Thromboembolism - shock
• Trumpet flower poisoning - shock
• Tuberculous pericarditis - shock
• Uremic pericarditis - shock
• Urinary tract infection
• Variceal Bleeding - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio alginolyticus - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio damsela - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio fluvialis - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio furnissii - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio holisae - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio metschnikovii - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio mimicus - shock
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio parahaemolyticus - shock
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - shock
• Viral pericarditis - shock
• Volak rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Volid rodenticide poisoning - shock
• Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome - shock
• Weil syndrome - shock

All Causes of Shock

The full list of all possible causes for Shock described in various sources is as follows:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Shock
• Abruptio Placentae - maternal shock
• Acute meningitis - Shock
• Acute Pancreatitis - shock
• Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked - shock

See full list of possible disease causes of Shock

Drug side effect causes of Shock

• Deferoxamine Mesylate
• Desferal Mesylate
• Zefazone
• Alclox Capsules

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