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Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Acute valve dysfunction ... #Classification ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... , Hypotension, shock ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #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 ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm