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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Patient With Chest Pain ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... #ChestPain #ACS ... #Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Patient With Chest Pain ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Causes of Chest Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Table • ACS ... • Aortic Dissection ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... chest pain • ... tolerance • Pain ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... #cardiology #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable Angina ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis
PETMAC Mnemonic for Deadly Causes of Chest Pain

P - Pulmonary Embolism
E - Esophageal Rupture
T - Tension
Causes of Chest Pain ... Myocardial Infarction (ACS ... ) A - Aortic Dissection ... C - Cardiac Tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... Unstable Angina ... • <12mo since ACS ... stratification #diagnosis