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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Patient is in shock ... exam shows the shock ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4c #Ultrasound
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Distributive: Sepsis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... #Injury #Differential
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... DISTRIBUTIVE: Sepsis ... cytokine release syndrome ... neuraxial anesthesia), Liver ... #diagnosis #differential
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Hyperglycemia - Differential ... • Cushing's Syndrome ... agonists • Others Critical ... Surgery, Burns, Sepsis ... ) • Shock
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... - Compartment syndrome ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... Malaria, Late Sepsis