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Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Distributive Shock ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extremities - Distributive ... Decompensated Distributive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Hypovolemic #Distributive
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
- Indication: Distributive ... - Indication: Distributive ... - Indication: Distributive ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Inotropes #comparison #table
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Many underlying causes ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypertension Distributive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... periorbital & nasolabial distribution ... thick honey-yellow crusts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Intractable vomiting Distributive ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram
70s F with acute dyspnoea, no pain. POCUS in ER- What's your
Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram ... POCUS in ER- What's ... single coronary distribution ... Cardiomyopathy #echocardiogram ... #pocus #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
, Cardiorenal, Distributive ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm