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. 2020 May;24(5):313–320. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23429

Annexure 3.

Criteria for establishing Diagnosis 3 (combination of data from clinical evaluation and PoCUS)—Column A + Column B

Type of shock Column A (clinical evaluation alone) Column B (PoCUS alone)
Cardiogenic shock
  • Any or a combination of the below associated with chest pain

  • Hypokinetic LV or hypokinetic LV and RV with IVC >2 cm dilated and noncollapsing on PoCUS

  • Syncope, pain abdomen, generalized weakness, seizures, altered sensorium, vomiting, loose stools

  • ECG findings with ST elevation, ST depression, T inversion, LBBB

  • Raised JVP, pedal edema, anasarca, ascites, tender hepatomegaly, hepatojugular reflex

  • History of progressive breathlessness, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, dyspnea on exertion

  • Past history of cardiac, pulmonary, or renal disease, diabetes, hypertension

Hypovolemic shock
  • Any or a combination of the below associated with vomiting or loose stools or both without fever and normal temperature at ED evaluation

  • Hyperkinetic LV with >50% collapsing IVC of diameter <2 cm

  • Pain abdomen, generalized weakness

OR
  • History of hematemesis, bleeding per rectum, hemoptysis

  • Only >50% collapsing IVC of diameter <2 cm OR

  • UPT positive with sudden onset of abdominal pain

  • Abdominal PoCUS suggestive of free fluid with >50% collapsing IVC of diameter <2 cm with or without hyperkinetic LV

Obstructive shock
  • Breathlessness or chest pain with history suggestive of DVT

  • Hypokinetic RV with multiple A lines with or without consolidation and noncollapsing IVC of diameter >2 cm with or without DVT on PoCUS

OR
  • Pericardial effusion with or without hypokinetic RV and noncollapsing IVC of diameter >2 cm on PoCUS

Distributive shock
  • Any or combination of the below with fever or temperature >100.4°F at ED evaluation abdomen, generalized weakness, cough, seizures, vomiting, loose stools

  • Consolidation associated with or without air bronchogram with or without IVC collapsing on PoCUS

  • Altered sensorium, breathlessness, pain

OR
  • Only fever or temperature > 100.4°F at ED evaluation

  • Evident focus of sepsis on clinical examination

  • History suggestive of anaphylaxis, hepatic insufficiency, pancreatic insufficiency, CVA, nontraumatic SAH, spinal cord pathology

Cardiogenic with distributive shock
  • Clinical history suggestive of cardiogenic shock with evident focus of sepsis, SIRS on clinical examination

  • Features suggestive of cardiogenic shock with evident focus of sepsis on PoCUS

Hypovolemic with distributive shock
  • Clinical history suggestive of hypovolemia with evident focus of sepsis, SIRS on clinical examination

  • Features suggestive of hypovolemia with evident focus of sepsis on PoCUS