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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
disease • Cardiac ... deficit • Shock ... Control pain: i.v. opiates ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... coronary artery perfusion ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Cardiac surgery? ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare