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Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
in a Shock Patient ... Watch how the heart ... good enough at diagnosing ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... Diagnosis #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Artery Disease • Stable
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... decompensated heart ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... warm #wet #dry #table
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
hypertension or cardiac ... tamponade. ... measured on PAC are -cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Table #Chambers
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... • Hypovolemic shock
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... decompensated heart ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... #criticalcare #differential
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 Hematologic ... • Hypovolemic shock
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Pulmonary ... pancreatitis, post-cardiac ... Losses (bums, heat ... #diagnosis #differential
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... Clinical diagnosis ... Hemodynamically stable ... tamponade of shock ... onco_cardiology #Cardiac