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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Drugs 1) Determine ... Arrhythmias / CHB • Hypovolemic ... #pharmacology #inopressors ... #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Shock - Findings ... Classification - Hypovolemic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Classification ... Symptoms #Findings #Comparison
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
STRUCTURAL DISEASE • ACQUIRED ... • ILLICIT DRUGS ... • PYREXIA • HYPOVOLAEMIA ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... MAP = CO x SVR Hypovolemic ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... #comparison #criticalcare
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Hypotension & Hypovolemia ... Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... Utilization (VO2) • Drugs ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... circulation If drugs ... - Hypovolemia ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs
RN-CHAMPS Mnemonic for Types of Shock

R - Respiratory - Flail Chest, Tension Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion, Hypoxemia
Mnemonic for Types of Shock ... Infarction H - Hypovolemic ... - Anaphylaxis (drugs ... Mnemonic #Acronym #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Serotonergic drugs ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... congenital or acquired
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
perstans • A form of acquired ... malignancies, and drugs ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology