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Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
CO / High SVR, JVP ... CO / High SVR, JVP ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... CO / High SVR, JVP ... Diagnosis #Types #criticalcare
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardium: - Constrictive ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Evaluation of Dyspnea ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... embolism • Pulmonary ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
presents with dyspnea ... What 2 eponymous JVP ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea ... ) Examination: Pulmonary ... #Hypoxemia #Dyspnea ... #Management #criticalcare ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... • Neoplasm Pulmonary ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... regurgitation, constrictive ... Rapid y descent - Constrictive ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... presents with dyspnea ... have elevated JVP ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary