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Cardiogenic Shock Forrester Classification Table and Mortality

- Warm & Dry (Forrester Class I)

- Warm & Wet
Cardiogenic Shock ... Classification Table ... Classification #CHF ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic ... shock, Arrythmias ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Diagnosis by Classification ... contractility) - Acute ... any cause) - Myocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Hypovolemic shock ... infarction - Myocarditis ... cardiomyopathy Acute ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Features
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... celiac disease, CF ... DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Arrhythmias / CHB ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... management #comparison #table
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... Tachycardia-induced HF ... Distribution: Acute ... Myocarditis, Catecholamines ... Occlusion • Stable
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
(CHF > arrhythmia ... (arrhythmia > CHF ... myocarditis - ... #Reactivation #Diagnosis ... #Table
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... blocking agent • Shock ... infarction • Myocarditis ... Chagas disease • Acute ... #causes #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf