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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View • Right Ventricular ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Axis • Right Ventricular ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... severe asthma) or ventricular ... The cause of shock ... #Differential #Causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... embolism • Left ventricular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... involves the right ventricular ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic Shock ... Tachycardia, Ventricular ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... ShariqShamimMD #VFib #Ventricular ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
As promised, POCUS showing ventricular tachycardia. Heart rate approx 225 bpm. Note the artificial mitral valve.
As promised, POCUS ... showing ventricular ... lawrencehaines #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #VTach #Ventricular
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Shock - Pathophysiology ... Distributive Shock ... Hypovolemic Shock ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... Patient is in shock ... POCUS RUSH exam ... shows the shock ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Distributive Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes