This document discusses types of shock, goals of therapy for different shock states, and vasopressor pharmacology. It defines hypovolemic, cardiogenic, septic, neurogenic, and combined shocks. The goals for hypovolemic shock are to increase preload with fluids, while cardiogenic shock aims to increase cardiac output with drugs like dopamine or dobutamine. Septic and neurogenic shock goals are to first increase preload then increase afterload with vasopressors like norepinephrine, phenylephrine, and vasopressin. Norepinephrine is usually the initial vasopressor, while other drugs like dopamine, epinephrine, vasopressin may be used as adjunct