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Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
of Cardiogenic Shock ... Fibrillation AV nodal dysfunction ... , Sinus nodal dysfunction ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... #Differential #
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
compensatory responses to shock ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... #Differential #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... shock, cryptic ... shock. ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... #criticalcare #differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Severe kidney dysfunction ... Nervous System Dysfunction ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Distributive Shock ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Distributive Shock ... #criticalcare #differential
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
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Hypothermia - Differential ... - Hypothalamic dysfunction ... Multi-system trauma - Shock ... #Hypothermia #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... Microcirculatory dysfunction ... Mitochondrial dysfunction ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Immunocompromised Host - Differential ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... or Neutrophil Dysfunction ... ImmuneCompromised #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... Differential Diagnosis ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Pts: cardiogenic shock