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Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... • Severe bum Cardiogenic ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Neurogenic shock ... #causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Extremities - Cardiogenic ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
failure or pulmonary hypertension ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... Cardiogenic Shock ... infarction. end-stage cardiomyopathy
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Uncontrolled Severe Hypertension ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... shock and severe ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
is essentially Cardiogenic ... Shock. ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
escalate to: ⚠️ Cardiogenic ... shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... (PPCM) is caused ... Rule out other causes ... #Cardiology #OBGyn