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Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction ... #Classification ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... shock. ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... #Classification ... warm #wet #dry #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... Signs of shock or ... tachycardia #Management #Algorithm ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... Occlusion • Stable ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with LV dysfunction ... to 6-8 hours to work ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... during Delivery • Stable ... management #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare