Your patient is presenting with rapid-onset hypotension, tachycardia, and absent radial pulses. Which type of shock is LEAST likely to be the cause?
A) Septic
B) Cardiogenic
C) Hypovolemic
D) Neurogenic

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Neurogenic shock typically presents with hypotension and bradycardia, not tachycardia, due to the loss of sympathetic tone, making it the least likely cause among the options given for a patient with rapid-onset hypotension, tachycardia, and absent radial pulses.

Your Patient Is Presenting with Rapid-Onset Hypotension, Tachycardia, and Absent