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Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Classification of Shock ... Hypovolemic shock ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... chronic HTN - HOCM ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Generally thought of as ... Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... MICU, often used as ... , HOCM, etc ... criticalcare #summary #comparison
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
: Distributive shock ... patients with HCM ... patients with HCM ... Can be used in all ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
), LV Failure (MI ... Valves (wide open MR ... Outflow Obstruction (HOCM ... , critical AS), ... #diagnosis #differential
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... Comparison: T1 ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... #clinical #radiology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
venous return (as ... as distributive ... Shock can also present ... is often clinically ... #Differential #
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... • Cardiogenic shock ... failure therapy as
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... failure, acute MI ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #table #comparison
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
cerebrospinal fluid, MRI ... electroencephalography, Abs ... #encephalitis #comparison ... #table #neurology
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... Elevated Troponin Differential ... Heart Disease (ie HCM ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... Elevated #Troponin #Differential