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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical → severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... severe pulmonary hypertension ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... failure or pulmonary hypertension ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical → severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... severe pulmonary hypertension ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Approach (when evaluation ... with previously stable ... Coarctation of aorta ... Workup #causes #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Hypotension - Guidelines ... Anaesthesia Hypotension ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... , selenium) Differential ... heart failure • Aortic ... recognition and management
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Management of Anthracyclines ... , hypertension, ... Solution: ✔ If ... factors (smoking, hypertension ... every 3 months during