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Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction ... #EWave #AWave #EARatio ... #EPrime #Overview
Here’s a basic Diastology primer sheet I made before @sinaiemus echo session based on podcasts by
basic Diastology primer ... POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction ... #EWave #AWave #EARatio ... #EPrime #Overview
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... #Types #Classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... #Classification ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... #Classification ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... velocity, E/A ratio ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Grading #Classification
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... 64%) • Renal dysfunction ... (16%) • Shock ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Cardiac Arrest Algorithm ... compression-ventilation ratio ... Shock Energy for ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... cardiacarrest #Algorithm
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... or Neutrophil Dysfunction ... #Causes #Hematology