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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... Normal veins: Umbilicus ... • IVC Obstruction ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #comparison #abdominal
Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Shock Classification ... Types - Comparison ... Table JVP, IVC on Ultrasound ... Distributive Cardiogenic Obstructive ... #Types #Comparison
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Classification of Shock ... Hypovolemic shock ... cardiomyopathy Acute ... LV outflow Obstruction ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Shock and Vasoactive ... • Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Pancreatitis • Obstructive ... diagnosis #management #comparison
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Distributive Shock ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... sonographic approach to acute ... Differential A - Abdominal ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... mucosal injury - Abdominal ... deterioration Shock ... and cardiogenic shock ... necrosis Bowel Obstruction
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... possible w/ early shock ... Setup - Ultrasound ... and Reverse • Obstructive ... - Pulmonary >> Acute
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
presents with abdominal ... pain and shock. ... and hemorrhagic shock ... Acute, hypoechoic ... #abdominal #wall
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... , S3, crackles Obstructive ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... Diagnosis #table #comparison