Infectious shock & BP

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Some report low BP & some high BP as myself [now stabilised] .This bit of info goes someway in explaining what is happing when infected..I have read that when the brain is starved of oxygen the heart beats faster to compensate... hypercoagulation = high BP with increased heart rate I did seem to follow this model , But why the vast differences in BP in response to infection ,. anyone?Another, not infrequent, cause of SHOCK occurs when some toxin, either infectious or allergic, causes the blood vessels to dilate, which in effect shunts the blood away from the vital organs into vascular beds which supply less essential tissues, thus depriving the vital organs from receiving the blood they need to sustain life. This type of SHOCK is called MALDISTRIBUTION of flow or DISTRIBUTIVE SHOCK. This condition can occur in burns or acute pancreatitis, as other examples. In this group is included those conditions where the blood viscosity is thickened, such that the microcirculation is impeded, resulting in insufficient blood flow. Conditions that thicken the blood and increase viscosity may include Polycythemia vera, multiple myeloma, and macroglobulinemia. Another synonym in "medical jargon" for this condition is Vasomotor Collapse". This condition is often suspected when there is a drastic drop in the blood pressure accompanied by a slow pulse. In trauma, for example, a reflex, involving the vagus nerve, will initiate a vasovagal reflex, which produces a slow pulse. Neurogenic shock, occurring in an occasional stroke, can manifest a vasodilatation resulting in distributive shock.