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Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... Obstructive: • Cardiac tamponade ... Algorithm #shock #causes
Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466174/

- VCU Ultrasound
Signs of Tamponade ... hypertension! ... #hypertension # ... pocus #clinical ... echocardiogram #a4c
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
in Pulmonary Hypertension ... can be masked by pulmonary ... hypertension! ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Valvular disease, Tamponade ... Abdominal wall hernia
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Effusion • Cardiac Tamponade ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
severe dyspnoea and hypotension ... large clot and tamponade ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Arterial Hypertension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Sounds • Pulmonary ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Redistribution #Shock #Hypotension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Framework for Hypotension ... depletion • Pulmonary ... • Pericardial tamponade ... Neurogenic #Hypotension ... differential #diagnosis #causes