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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Treatment Goals ... #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... edema - Large ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... for acute MI if
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
on apixaban for treatment ... pain and shock. ... Acute, hypoechoic ... Hematoma #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension ... #criticalcare #treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... 5) History of acute ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... #Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... pulmonary edema ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... epilepticus Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential