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Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Features
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... , Cardiac stress ... Effectiveness #table
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
each individual component ... Cardiac Performance ... Vascular Resistance #Diagnosis ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... contractility) - Acute MI ... #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... MRI, iADL scale, ... - 25% genetic component ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... Maneuvers An algorithm ... stenosis; MVP/MR ... DrJayMohan #Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
ACS Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis