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cardiopulmonary obstructive shock
<cardiology> This term describes a number of conditions that involve a severe disturbance of the cardiopulmonary circuit resulting in shock (inadequate delivery of oxygen to the tissues).

Examples include: pulmonary embolism, pericardial tamponade, pneumothorax and constrictive pericarditis.