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Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
CO / High SVR, JVP ... CO / High SVR, JVP ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade Hypovolemic ... CO / High SVR, JVP
Cardiac Tamponade

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial #Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Cardiac Tamponade ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Prominent a waves ... - Large cv waves ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... tamponade #Abnormal ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
Know your Echo signs of Tamponade!

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade
Echo signs of Tamponade ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... predictably w/ the cardiac ... Cannon a waves indicate ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
PCWP • Exam: ↓ JVP ... Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... tamponade, Vascular
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... This is why Echo saves ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Effusion causing Tamponade ... Effusion #Malignant #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Echocardiogram
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... heart sounds, JVD ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Becks