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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Obstruction • Aortic ... Dissection ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Aortic Dissection ... Flap on Abdominal ... 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 ... effusion on POCUS ... Aortic Dissection ... #Dissection #pleural ... #clinical #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
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
aortic aneurysm ... References: Radiology ... Brewster DC et al ... aortic aneurysms ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
important to examine all ... silhouette of the aortic ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... , aneurysm, dissection ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management