A four-step model to aid teaching, clinical assessment and communication of circulatory disorders among junior clinicians

Conditions associated with circulatory disturbance are common causes of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU)1 as well as clinical deterioration after admission has occurred. Accordingly, it is important for ICU clinicians to have a thorough knowledge of the causes of circulatory failure and an approach to assessing them. Circulatory conditions are also a common cause of clinical deterioration in hospital ward.