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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Dissection ... Wall/Pleura ... Effusion
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Aortic Dissection ... STROKE.Grabbing chest ... Echogenic pericardial effusion ... #Dissection #Abdominal ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
Aortic Dissection ... Aortic Dissection ... fluid seen in the chest ... #Dissection #pleural ... #clinical #ultrasound
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
exam is to detect pleural ... and pericardial effusions ... , enlarged abdominal ... liver lesions – all ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... attack, ILD flare, Pleural ... effusion, Pneumonia ... Sarcoid, Tumor, Pleural ... effusion, Pulmonary
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... important to examine all ... silhouette of the aortic ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... , aneurysm, dissection
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Are all six of the ... is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... Ideal direction ... drainage of an effusion