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Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Pericardial tamponade ... #Differential # ... Classification #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... - Distributive Shock ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac Tamponade ... #diagnosis #table
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic Shock ... dysfunction Tamponade ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... #Differential #
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... Differential Diagnosis ... Obstructive: • Cardiac tamponade ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #causes
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Hypothermia Toxins, Tamponade ... #arrest #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Shock and Vasoactive ... and etiology of shock ... Obstructive: Pericardial tamponade ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... tension PTX, cardiac tamponade ... findings based on cause ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #table
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Pericardial effusion/Tamponade ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential