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RR: 30 bpm

HR: 150 bpm

BP: 90/62 mmHg

SpO₂: 88% on room air

Temperature: warm to touch

12 lead ECG = Sinus tachycardia at a rate of 150 with S‐T segment elevation in all leads. QRS width = 0.12 seconds, QRS appears to be half the amplitude of the original ECG.

1 It is apparent that the patient is deteriorating. What type of shock is the patient in?Distributive.Hypovolemic.Cardiogenic.Obstructive.d. Obstructive. Pericardial tamponade causes an obstructive shock, as the myocardium can no longer adequately pump blood due to being restricted by an excessive build‐up of fluid in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart.