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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure
Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS

POCUS 101 @Pocus101

#Loculated #Pleural #Effusion #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary #exudative #clinical #ultrasound
Loculated Pleural ... Effusion on Lung ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary ... exudative #clinical #ultrasound
Complex Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS Ultrasound
22 month old with fever and respiratory failure.

MaimoUltrasound @MaimoUltrasound

#Complex
Complex Loculated ... Pleural Effusion ... on Lung POCUS Ultrasound ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
Protocol Rapid Ultrasound ... Pulmonary View ... Pulmonary View ... Curvilinear Array for all ... #shock
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Lung ultrasound ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... Pleural Effusion ... POCUS #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Effusion
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... possible w/ early shock ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... Adequate perfusion ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... table #foamed #heartfailure
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Glucose/Temp • ACS ... blocking agent • Shock ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Sotalol • Propofol infusion
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
undifferentiated shock ... focus on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... output - Acute pulmonary ... lactate and can act