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| − | More common than septic, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, and anaphylactic shock combined, '''sticker shock''' is a life-threatening condition when the tissues and organs of the body are not receiving enough blood flow as the result of the exorbitant price of a product. The release of the iPhone X has been the latest source of epidemic proportions of '''sticker shock.'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/03/i-cant-afford-meds/ “I Can’t Afford These $4 Meds!” Says Patient with iPhone 6s Plus (Gold) & MacBook Air (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/09/apple-x-crotch-id/ Breaking: Apple’s iPhone X Introduces New Crotch ID Feature (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/11/patient-holding-1000-new-iphone-x-very-upset-about-5-prescription-copay/ Patient Holding $1000 new iPhone X Very Upset About $5 Prescription Co-Pay (Gomerblog)]</ref> Mainstays of treatment include aggressive IV fluids, vasopressors, and Lotto tickets. | + | More common than septic, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, and anaphylactic shock combined, '''sticker shock''' is a life-threatening condition when the tissues and organs of the body are not receiving enough blood flow as the result of the exorbitant price of a product. The release of the iPhone X has been the latest source of epidemic proportions of '''sticker shock.'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/03/i-cant-afford-meds/ “I Can’t Afford These $4 Meds!” Says Patient with iPhone 6s Plus (Gold) & MacBook Air (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/09/apple-x-crotch-id/ Breaking: Apple’s iPhone X Introduces New Crotch ID Feature (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/11/patient-holding-1000-new-iphone-x-very-upset-about-5-prescription-copay/ Patient Holding $1000 new iPhone X Very Upset About $5 Prescription Co-Pay (Gomerblog)]</ref> Mainstays of treatment include aggressive IV fluids, vasopressors, and Lotto tickets.<ref>Society of Critical Care Medicine Recommends Vasopressin for Treatment of Sticker Shock This Holiday Season (Gomerblog)</ref> |
Latest revision as of 12:51, 23 November 2017
More common than septic, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, and anaphylactic shock combined, sticker shock is a life-threatening condition when the tissues and organs of the body are not receiving enough blood flow as the result of the exorbitant price of a product. The release of the iPhone X has been the latest source of epidemic proportions of sticker shock.[1][2][3] Mainstays of treatment include aggressive IV fluids, vasopressors, and Lotto tickets.[4]
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- ↑ “I Can’t Afford These $4 Meds!” Says Patient with iPhone 6s Plus (Gold) & MacBook Air (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Breaking: Apple’s iPhone X Introduces New Crotch ID Feature (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Patient Holding $1000 new iPhone X Very Upset About $5 Prescription Co-Pay (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Society of Critical Care Medicine Recommends Vasopressin for Treatment of Sticker Shock This Holiday Season (Gomerblog)
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