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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... #Orientations #Atlas
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Diagnosis Table ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #table
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... #causes
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Blood Pressure = Heart ... • Pericardial tamponade ... #diagnosis #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
• Ruptured aortic ... MI - Severe heart ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Pericardial tamponade ... #Table #CriticalCare
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... disease • Cardiac ... opiates • Control heart ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... failure): • Severe heart ... tamponade, Vascular ... findings based on cause ... #Diagnosis #table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
decompensated heart ... dissection of ascending aorta ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
decompensated heart ... dissection of ascending aorta ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential