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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Table ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade - Hypovolemic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... tamponade, or tension ... Depends on the cause ... Pulmonary embolism ... Tamponade: pericardial
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... - Pericardial tamponade ... Classification #Table
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... : • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... Pericardial effusion/Tamponade ... • Hypovolemic shock
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
or the type of shock ... severe cardiogenic shock ... tamponade. ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Differential #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... Cold and Dry) • Pulmonary ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... warm #wet #dry #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... tamponade, Vascular ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #table