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#Pathophysiology #PulmonaryEmbolism #RVDysfunction #Perils #DeathSpiral #Shock #Progression #curbsiders
#Pathophysiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RVDysfunction ... #DeathSpiral #Shock
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
Afterload (Acute PE) #Pathophysiology ... #DeathSpiral #Shock ... #RVDysfunction
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... shock - Vomiting ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction ... #Classification
Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Grading Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Algorithm
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 ... pulmonary HTN, systemic ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE): Pathogenesis ... defects (i.e. dysfunction ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #Pathophysiology
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Diastolic Dysfunction ... presence of diastolic dysfunction ... Grade diastolic dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... Diagnosis #Grading #Classification
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system ... Causes #Types #Classification
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... pulmonary artery systolic ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

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