RUSH PROTOCOL
DR AZMI BIN AHMAD
EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN
EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE ULTRASOUND FELLOWSHIP (WINFOCUS)
EMERGENCY & TRAUMA DEPARTMENT
QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
,OUTLINE
Understand the ultrasound views to assess a patient with
undifferentiated shock RUSH protocol
Be able to recognize the possible cause and evaluate
treatment response for patients with shock
, SHOCK
Definition:
A clinical syndrome characterized by inadequate tissue-organ
perfusion leading to cellular damage
Types :
vCardiogenic shock
Ø Ventricular failure – Infarction, cardiomyopathy, valve failure
vHypovolemic Shock
vDistributive Shock
Ø Septic, Anaphylactic, Neurogenic
vObstructive Shock
Ø Cardiac tamponade, Pulmonary embolism, Tension
DR AZMI BIN AHMAD
EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN
EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE ULTRASOUND FELLOWSHIP (WINFOCUS)
EMERGENCY & TRAUMA DEPARTMENT
QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
,OUTLINE
Understand the ultrasound views to assess a patient with
undifferentiated shock RUSH protocol
Be able to recognize the possible cause and evaluate
treatment response for patients with shock
, SHOCK
Definition:
A clinical syndrome characterized by inadequate tissue-organ
perfusion leading to cellular damage
Types :
vCardiogenic shock
Ø Ventricular failure – Infarction, cardiomyopathy, valve failure
vHypovolemic Shock
vDistributive Shock
Ø Septic, Anaphylactic, Neurogenic
vObstructive Shock
Ø Cardiac tamponade, Pulmonary embolism, Tension
