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Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Shock Classification ... Types - Comparison Table ... Passive Leg Raise, Temperature ... Types #Comparison #Table ... differentiating #criticalcare
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
: Distributive shock ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... a.k.a. neurogenic shock ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
pressor added in shock ... in refractory shock ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... stratification #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Patients w/ septic shock ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Kidney stones caused ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment