Table 2 Common causes of hemorrhagic shock
Cause | Examples (where applicable) |
|---|---|
Antithrombotic therapy | Â |
Coagulopathies | Â |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | Esophageal varices |
|  | Esophagogastric mucosal tear (Mallory–Weiss) |
| Â | Gastritis |
| Â | Gastric and duodenal ulcerations |
| Â | Gastric and esophageal cancer |
| Â | Colon cancer |
| Â | Colonic diverticula |
Obstetric/gynecologic | Placenta previa |
| Â | Abruptio placentae |
| Â | Ruptured ectopic pregnancy |
| Â | Ruptured ovarian cyst |
Pulmonary | Pulmonary embolus |
| Â | Lung cancer |
| Â | Cavitary lung disease: tuberculosis, aspergillosis |
| Â | Goodpasture's syndrome |
Ruptured aneurysms | Â |
Retroperitoneal bleeding | Â |
Trauma | Lacerations |
| Â | Penetrating wounds to the abdomen and chest |
| Â | Ruptured major vessels |