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Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... infarction, following cardiac ... dissection of ascending aorta ... into valve ring OBSTRUCTIVE ... pneumothorax, cardiac
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... infarction, following cardiac ... dissection of ascending aorta ... into valve ring OBSTRUCTIVE ... pneumothorax, cardiac
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Ultrasound in Shock ... Parasternal Long ... Cardiac View 2 ... DVT depending on clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
- Parasternal long ... wall thickening and ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... wall thickening and ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Dissection on POCUS ... Parasternal long ... intimal flap in the aorta ... effusion. ... #clinical #cardiology
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
pathophysiology CLINICAL ... • Monitoring cardiac ... the heart to the lung ... indicate: - Shock ... /low cardiac output
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... identificaton of obstructive ... Consider cardiac
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
negative ECG, CXR ... He had had an outpatient ... was metastatic pulmonary ... developed RVOT obstruction ... Echocardiogram #clinical