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Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
caused by a massive pericardial ... effusion, cardiac ... Tamponade: pericardial ... effusion, small ... external fluid loss leading
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... • Hypovolemic shock
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... bleeding. ... bleeding was suspected ... Ultrasound demonstrated ... effusion.
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Classification and Differential ... hypoperfusion: Cardiac ... hypoperfusion, Shock ... Nitroprusside infusion ... Classification #Differential
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... dilated IVC - Cardiac ... pericarditis, Pericardial ... Cardiac surgery?
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
oliguria, lactic acidosis ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... flow in all major epicardial
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... infarction, following cardiac ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... #Elevation #Differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... Failure • Cardiac ... embolus • Pericardial ... effusion ... • Shock #Ischemic