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Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
contractility, RV strain, tamponade ... Approach: • H - Heart ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... Echocardiogram #Heart
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
• Ruptured aortic ... MI - Severe heart ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Pericardial tamponade ... Classification #Table
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... • Hypovolemic shock ... #Algorithm #causes
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
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... tamponade • Esophageal ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... Serial troponin; HEART
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 ... deficit • Shock ... #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 ... #table #comparison
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
decompensated heart ... dissection of ascending aorta ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types #diagnosis