the basic aims of shock therapy are to remove the inciting cause ( wherever possible ) , to increase the circulating blood volume in order to stimulate the cardiac output and tissue perfusion ( by infusion of fluids and eventually vasoactive substances ) , and to reduce or correct the injurious effects of shock ( oxygenation , corticosteroids , antibiotics , energy or substrates , vasoactive substances , diuretics , regulation of the acid-base balance , stimulation of res , and treatment of dic ) .
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