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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... determine the cause ... Normal veins: Umbilicus ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #comparison #abdominal
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... dysfunction or obstruction ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Myocarditis Obstructive ... (Mechanical obstruction ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... What is the cause ... and below the umbilicus ... AWAY from the umbilicus ... #Clinical #Video
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... percussion • Nausea
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Treatment Goals ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Site of Vascular Obstruction ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Comparison Obstructive ... Shock: • Obstructive ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... #Comparison #criticalcare
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... : cardiogenic, obstructive ... contusion) • OBSTRUCTIVE ... (HOCM, critical ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Examine for a cause ... Distributive • Obstructive ... Hypotension #Management #criticalcare ... #Shock