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Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Cardiogenic Shock ... Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction ... Diagnostic Studies • POCUS ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Diastology - Measuring Diastolic Dysfunction on POCUS

#Diastology #Diastolic #Dysfunction #POCUS #Measurement #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Measuring Diastolic Dysfunction ... on POCUS #Diastology ... #Diastolic #Dysfunction ... #POCUS #Measurement
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Classification of Shock ... Hypovolemic shock ... - Septic shock ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
of Cardiogenic Shock ... Fibrillation AV nodal dysfunction ... , Sinus nodal dysfunction ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
Patellofemoral dysfunction ... of patella then ask ... Patellofemoral #msk
Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Diastolic #Dysfunction
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... cellular/metabolic dysfunction ... Infection + Organ dysfunction ... infection + organ dysfunction ... to assess organ dysfunction
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
compensatory responses to shock ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... Shock can also present ... The cause of shock
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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correlates with RV dysfunction ... 0.8 indicates RV dysfunction ... 0.63 predicted RV dysfunction ... or hypovolemic shock ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Systemic Inflammatory
Sepsis and Septic Shock ... drop > 40 (Organ dysfunction ... hypoperfusion) Septic Shock