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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a source of shock" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that causes surprise, disbelief, or emotional disturbance.
Example: "The sudden announcement of the company's closure was a source of shock for all employees."
Alternatives: "a cause of surprise" or "a trigger of disbelief".
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He added, however, "Reports today of attacks from and on a mosque are a source of shock and dismay".
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The gas pumps are a source of sticker shock as well, eating into the long-awaited fare increase for taxi drivers and driving up the cost of just about everything trucked into the city, which is, well, just about everything.
If not handled carefully, they can be, at the very least, a source of electrical shock or, in many cases, cause burns to personnel and damage to equipment.
The characteristics of those with a blood sample at 6 months were similar to those without, with two exceptions: diabetes mellitus was not a comorbidity of those with a sample at 6 months but present in 8 (32%) of those without (p = 0.01), and stomatological focus was not a source of septic shock among those without but present in 3 (20.0%) of those with a sample (p = 0.04; Table 1).
For standardized tests of the impact insulation in a laboratory setting (ASTM 492), a machine with five steel-plated hammers was used as a source of noise shocks (ASTM E492 1996).
Our findings are also consistent with prior investigations that demonstrated severity of illness, pneumonia as a source of infection, and shock at presentation as risk factors for ARDS in septic patients [8].
The kidney is not considered a source of lactate during septic shock.
As a complement, this paper uses within-country variation in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) as a source of transitory negative income shocks to SSA countries.
The absence of PCT production in the model of hepatectomized baboons suggests a primary role for the liver as a source of PCT production during endotoxin shock [ 14].
The purpose of our study was to assess the lung as a source of MIF in human septic shock patients and to further study the MIF-associated pathways involved in cardiovascular depression.
In soaps, they exist to be the source of shock illicit parentage, near-fatal illness and kidnapping.
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