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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical
CT scan with IV contrast showing acute Stanford type A dissection of the ascending aorta. The
acute Stanford type ... A dissection of ... into the pericardium ... evidence of cardiac tamponade ... CTChest #Emergency #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... pulmonary embolism - Pericardial ... tamponade - Tension ... #Table #CriticalCare
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... - SCAD • Pericardium ... Pericarditis - Tamponade
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
Shock Types and ... , tension PTX, tamponade ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential # ... criticalcare
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types ... effusion, cardiac tamponade ... Tamponade: pericardial ... #Comparison #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #classification
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ... Effusion • Cardiac Tamponade ... • Abdominal Distention
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac Tamponade ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
valvular rupture, dissection ... pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... differential