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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Differential Diagnosis Table ... • ACSAortic ... MatthewHoMD #ChestPain ... differential #diagnosis #table
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR ... CPR in progress. ... #Abdominal #Aortic ... #ACLS #POCUS #ultrasound
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... evaluation or management ... #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
: - Neuro: AMS ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... have fever - ACS ... organ damage • Treatment ... TLS #diagnosis #management
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... further workup and treatment ... the ED to help focus ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Stratification #ChestPain
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Effusion seen during CPR ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... best choice for management ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #ACLS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... • <12mo since ACS ... medical and surgical management
Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
maneuver Per ACLS ... the first-line treatment ... for stable AVNRT ... maneuvers, such as ... to treat of 3 #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... sle #comparison #table