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Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
and Tamponade on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... BP stable. ... Echo clips from ED ... #Tamponade #Cardiac
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
tension PTX, cardiac tamponade ... , Vascular → PE, ... release syndrome, infusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Setup - Ultrasound ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade ... Pulmonary >> Acute PE ... Management #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... time for coronary perfusion ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... uncertainty (e.g. vs PE ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare