This document provides an overview of shock, including its history, definitions, types, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and management. It discusses the four main types of shock - cardiogenic, obstructive, hypovolemic, and distributive - describing the insult, physiologic effects, and compensatory mechanisms for each. Treatment of shock focuses on the ABCDE approach - airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure. Restoring adequate circulation through fluid resuscitation is key. The goals of treatment are to optimize oxygen delivery and achieve endpoints of resuscitation like urine output and hemodynamic parameters.