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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Table • ACS ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Severe ... #criticalcare #
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
pericardial effusion, cardiac ... Signs: Normal cardiac ... characterized by low cardiac ... myocarditis, or severe cardiac ... Echocardiographic Signs: Small cardiac
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
hypertension or cardiac ... tamponade. ... measured on PAC are -cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Differential #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... tamponade, Vascular ... #criticalcare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Artery Disease • Stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential Diagnosis ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade Hypovolemic ... #Types #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
dilated IVC - Cardiac ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade ... - Pulmonary ... Cardiac surgery? ... #treatment #workup
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Pulmonary ... pancreatitis, post-cardiac ... guyton #curves #criticalcare