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Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Echocardiographic Signs ... Pulmonary embolism ... Echocardiographic Signs ... Echocardiographic Signs ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... #management #Treatment
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 -
Diagnosis Framework ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Treatment Goals ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... exposures • Lactic acidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... complicated by septic shock ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... arrhythmias, Cardiogenic shock ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... ->treatments include ... laboratory or diagnostic ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
hypotension is treatment ... non-responders: - acidosis ... - 2nd cause shock ... #Diagnosis #Nonresponse
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... present, symptoms, signs ... with evidence of acquired ... PolycythemiaVera #PV #Diagnosis