Bedside Classification of Shock


Hypovolemic shock 


- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 


- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 


Distributive shock 


- Septic shock 


- Adrenal crisis 


- Anaphylaxis 


- Post-cardiac arrest SIRS 


- Pancreatitis 


RV failure 


- PE, decompensated chronic PH 


- RV myocardial infarction 


Tamponade 


Tension pneumothorax 


LV failure 


- Myocardial infarction 


- Myocarditis, postpartum CM 


- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 


Acute valve dysfunction 


- Endocarditis 


- Post-MI papillary muscle rupture 


- Prosthetic valve dysfunction 


LV outflow Obstruction (LVOTO) 


- Elderly with chronic HTN 


- HOCM or Takotsubo CM 


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