RN-CHAMPS Mnemonic for Types of Shock



R - Respiratory - Flail Chest, Tension Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion, Hypoxemia 

N - Neurogenic - TBI, Spinal Cord Injury, Intracranial Hemorrhage

C - Cardiogenic - Tamponade, PE, Arrhythmia, Myocardial Infarction 

H - Hypovolemic - Hemorrhage, Burns (3rd spacing), Dehydration, Diarrhea

A - Anaphylactic - Anaphylaxis (drugs, food, environmental)

M - Metabolic - DKA, Lactic Acidosis, Hypoventilation, Adrenal Crisis

P - Psychogenic - Vasovagal, Terror, Elation, Surprise

S - Septic - Meningitis, Bacteremia, Pneumonia, Endocarditis



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