VTDAT Approach
This should complement teachings you've likely already received on an ABCDE approach.
Three boxes: Anesthetic, Surgical, Patient
Categories: Hypovolemic, Distributive, Cardiogenic, Obstructive, Mixed
Use history, physical, non-invasive and invasive monitors, investigations (ECG, blood work, ultrasound, etc) to rule in or rule out your differential. Trial treatments. Assess response to treatments. Don't anchor, reconsider differential diagnosis if not improving.
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References:
1. Emergency Manual. “Stanford Medicine Emergency Manual.” Accessed August 27, 2023. https://emergencymanual.stanford.edu/.
All research, scriptwriting and recording done by Misa Gillis MSI4 and Blake Birnie, UBC Anesthesiology R3