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Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Cardiogenic Shock ... Studies • POCUS ... @SkylerLentz #Cardiogenic ... #Shock #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
intuitive way to use ultrasound ... along the peri-shock ... , based on clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #High #Chest #Cardiogenic
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Elevated troponin • Cardiogenic ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Liver function tests ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... probability based on clinical ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... - Acute HF, Cardiogenic ... shock, Arrythmias ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... wound. drains) Cardiogenic ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... wound. drains) Cardiogenic ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #differential #causes
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX ... #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning