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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... commonly due to trauma ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... commonly due to trauma ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... trauma (a.k.a. ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Table #CriticalCare
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Diagnosis Framework ... Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... • Ascites • COPD ... paralysis: - Trauma ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Wall: • Acute: Trauma ... flare, Pleural effusion ... decompensated CHF ... #Diagnosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia • CHF ... • Pericardial effusion ... • Hypovolemic shock ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... - what is the bleeding ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Period • Breast-feeding