Collapse is a special clinical manifestation of an acute decrease in blood pressure, a life-threatening condition characterized by a drop in blood pressure and low blood supply to the most important human organs. Such a condition in a person can usually be manifested by pallor of the face, sharp weakness, cooling of the extremities. In addition, this disease can still be interpreted a little differently. Collapse is also one of the forms of acute vascular insufficiency, which is characterized by a sharp decrease in blood pressure and vascular tone, an instant decrease in cardiac output and a decrease in the amount of circulating blood.
All this can lead to a decrease in blood flow to the heart, to a drop in arterial and venous pressure, hypoxia of the brain, tissues and organs of a person, and a decrease in metabolism. As for the reasons that contribute to the development of collapse, there are plenty of them. Among the most common causes of this pathological condition are acute diseases of the heart and blood vessels, for example, such as myocarditis, myocardial infarction, and many others. Also, acute blood loss and plasma loss, severe intoxication (with acute infectious diseases, poisoning) can also be included in the list of causes. ) Often, this disease can occur due to diseases of the endocrine and central nervous systems, spinal and epidural anesthesia.
Its occurrence can also be caused by an overdose of ganglion blockers, sympatholytics, antipsychotics. Speaking about the symptoms of collapse, it should be noted that they mainly depend on the cause of the disease. But in many cases, this pathological condition is similar during the collapse of various species and origins. It is often accompanied in patients with weakness, chilliness, dizziness, and a decrease in body temperature. The patient may complain of blurred vision, as well as tinnitus. In addition, the patientโs skin sharply turns pale, the face becomes earthy in color, the limbs cool, sometimes the whole body can become covered with cold sweat.
Collapse is not a joke to you. In this condition, a person breathes quickly and superficially. In almost all cases of various types of collapse, the patient has a decrease in blood pressure. Usually the patient is always conscious, but he may react poorly to the environment. The patient's pupils react weakly and listlessly to light.
Collapse is an unpleasant sensation in the heart region with sharp symptoms. If the patient complains of an uneven and frequent heartbeat, fever, dizziness, frequent pain in the head area and excessive sweating, then in this case it may be a mitral valve collapse. Depending on the causes of this disease, there are three types of acute decrease in blood pressure: cardiogenic hypotension, hemorrhagic collapse and vascular collapse.
The latter is accompanied by the expansion of peripheral vessels. The cause of this form of collapse is various acute infectious diseases. Vascular collapse can occur with pneumonia, sepsis,
typhoid fever and other infectious diseases. They can cause low blood pressure during intoxication with barbiturates using antihypertensive drugs (as a side effect with increased sensitivity to the drug) and severe allergic reactions. In any case, immediate medical attention and mandatory examination and treatment are necessary.