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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... ) • Inferior Vena ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac
Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Cardiogenic Shock ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac ... Studies • POCUS ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
a blockage in blood ... pericardial effusion, cardiac ... ventricles, dilated inferior ... Signs: Normal cardiac ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Ultrasound in Shock ... Parasternal Long Cardiac ... Inferior Vena Cava ... #Protocol #diagnosis
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
maintain systolic blood ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... Index < 2.2 AND anatomy ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... • Hypovolemic: Blood ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... algorithm #treatment #management
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
) Window on POCUS ... to distinguish anterior ... and pooling of blood ... #window #pocus ... echocardiogram #clinical #anatomy
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
removing venous blood ... Support (VA) - cardiac ... PE, cardiogenic shock ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis ... #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
cause) or septic shock ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... Discuss ongoing management ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup