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An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low ... #Abdomen #Hypovolemic ... #Distributive #
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
tree of FALLS-protocol ... left heart) then hypovolemic ... then distributive ... #algorithm #Lung ... #Fluids #POCUS
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Shock - Pathophysiology ... Distributive Shock ... Hypovolemic Shock ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Hypovolemic shock ... peritoneal, RP) Distributive ... Acute valve dysfunction ... #Distributive # ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... as distributive ... vasodilatation produces distributive ... The cause of shock
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extremities - Distributive ... Tamponade - Hypovolemic ... Decompensated Distributive ... #causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypovolemic: ... hypertension Distributive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Classification Hypovolemic ... Intractable vomiting Distributive ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Pre-Renal: • Hypovolemia ... , Cardiorenal, Distributive ... Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... /flank edema) Distributive ... neurogenic/spinal Hypovolemic ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... #differential #causes