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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... tamponade, Vascular ... anaphylaxis, release syndrome ... #table #comparison
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... infarction Tamponade ... cardiomyopathy Acute ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
MI, Acute Heart ... Obstructive: Pericardial tamponade ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold ... warm #wet #dry #table
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... If there is collapse ... Clinical diagnosis ... Hemodynamically stable ... of shock was not
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
(ARDS) Chest ... fully explained by effusions ... , lobar/lung collapse ... fully explained by cardiac ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table