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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade - Hypovolemic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... Pulmonary embolism ... infarction. end-stage ... cardiomyopathy.
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Cardiogenic: • Cardiomyopathy ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #causes
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
: State of cellular ... Cold and wet) • Cardiomyopathic ... infarction, following cardiac ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
State of cellular ... infarction, following cardiac ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... on Echocardiogram ... Hemodynamically stable ... of shock was not ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... BP stable. ... denying CP or SOB ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Pulmonary embolus ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... extraction is so ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram