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Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
massive pericardial effusion ... , cardiac tamponade ... Tamponade: pericardial effusion ... Signs: Normal cardiac ... #Comparison #criticalcare
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
goal-directed stepwise management ... maintain normal perfusion ... lesions), and cardiac ... #CriticalCare # ... Pediatrics #Sepsis #Management
Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Cardiogenic Shock ... Diagnosis and Management ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... #cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial Effusion ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... • Cardiogenic shock ... , sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... Shortly after had cardiac ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
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Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... in vitals and shock ... Pericardiocentesis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #effusion #pericardial
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Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... infarction, following cardiac ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Algorithm for bradycardic peri-arrest 
 - Bradycardiac peri-arrest may be loosely defined as severe bradycardia with
bradycardia with marked shock ... for immediate cardiac ... deterioration into cardiac ... Periarrest #Algorithm #Management ... #CriticalCare