Cardiogenic Shock: Difference between revisions
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* Requiring inotropic support | * Requiring inotropic support | ||
* Ejection fraction <35% | * Ejection fraction <35% | ||
* Current diagnosis of ACS or cardiomyopathy or severe cardiac valve disease. | * Current diagnosis of ACS or cardiomyopathy | ||
* or severe cardiac valve disease. | |||
:Medicine ward: | :Medicine ward: | ||
* Is not{{g | normally}} managed on a medicine ward therefore we would not see it as an admitting diagnosis. Cardiogenic shock can be a '''complication''' that occurs on a medicine ward which {{g | usually}} requires a transfer to the ICU unless the patient is [[Palliative Care]] or dies before being sent to the ICU. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 18:50, 1 June 2009 (CDT) | * Is not{{g | normally}} managed on a medicine ward therefore we would not see it as an admitting diagnosis. Cardiogenic shock can be a '''complication''' that occurs on a medicine ward which {{g | usually}} requires a transfer to the ICU unless the patient is [[Palliative Care]] or dies before being sent to the ICU. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 18:50, 1 June 2009 (CDT) | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||