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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... ultrasound • CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... x-rays and should ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
object strikes the chest ... It can cause sudden ... -15 years old, and ... Commotio #Cordis #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... classification, and ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... unless worrisome EKG ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... symptoms may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... CXR finding) ... neuropathy or cardiac ... anterior/posterior MSK