Acute circulatory failure

Japanese: 急性循環不全 - きゅうせいじゅんかんふぜん
Acute circulatory failure

...The word shock is widely used and familiar in everyday life, such as in expressions such as "shocking incidents" and "oil shocks," but there are still many unknown aspects of it medically, and many challenges remain in its treatment. The medical definition of shock is, in a word, acute circulatory failure, which is "a state in which the flow of blood in tissues is poor, causing a lack of oxygen required by the entire body, and the function of important organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys is impaired." Four factors have long been considered to be the causes of shock:

*Some of the terms that refer to "acute circulatory failure" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ショックという言葉は,〈ショッキングな事件〉〈オイル・ショック〉など,日常生活でも広く用いられ,親しまれているが,医学的にはまだ未知の部分が多く,その治療についても多くの課題が残されている分野である。ショックの医学的な定義は,一言でいうと急性循環不全のことで,〈組織の血液の流れが悪くなって全身の必要酸素量が不足し,脳,心臓,肺,肝臓,腎臓など重要な臓器の機能が低下した状態〉といえる。ショックに至る原因として,古くから四つの要因が挙げられている。…

※「急性循環不全」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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