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Circulation Assessment

by Dr Chris Nickson, last update March 24, 2019

CAUSES OF CIRCULATORY INADEQUACY

Primary cardiac causes

  • Ishaemia
  • Conduction defects
  • Valvular disorders
  • Cardiomyopathy

Secondary causes

  • Drugs
  • Hypoxia
  • Electrolyte disorders
  • Sepsis

LOOK

  • Pallor
  • Cool peripheries
  • Haemorrhage
  • Altered LOC
  • SOB
  • Decreased UO

LISTEN

  • Heart sounds
  • Carotid bruits

FEEL

  • Precordial cardiac pulsation
  • Pulses – rate & quality, regularity, symmetry
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About Dr Chris Nickson

An oslerphile emergency physician and intensivist suffering from a bad case of knowledge dipsosis. Key areas of interest include: the ED-ICU interface, toxicology, simulation and the free open-access meducation (FOAM) revolution. @Twitter | INTENSIVE| SMACC

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