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Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... infarction, following cardiac ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
• Most common type ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #Types ... #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... disease • Cardiac ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Cardiac surgery? ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Cardiac cath if ... differential #algorithm #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Diagnosis and Management ... infection of heart valves ... commonly affects Aortic ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... septic/cardiogenic shock
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Large vessels (aorta ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Antibodies to type ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management