One in eight patients hospitalized with COVID-19 develop some form of shock, according to the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry. And regardless of whether the shock ...

When you think of shock, you might think of the sudden response people have from surprising emotional stress. The medical disorder shock is actually a condition where your blood is not getting to your ...

Medical shock occurs when the body’s cells do not get enough oxygen-rich blood. It is not a condition but a result of an illness or injury. The word shock can describe several different situations. A ...