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Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiogenic: • Cardiomyopathy ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade - Hypovolemic ... Redistribution #Shock #Hypotension ... #Algorithm #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Algorithm Cardiac ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... #Algorithm #Causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Neurocardiogenic ... • Orthostatic Hypotension ... Tamponade ... #Algorithm #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm May ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Algorithm #causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Algorithm Unequal ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #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 ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... infarction. end-stage cardiomyopathy ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes