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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Embolism, Pneumothorax ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Left lung anterior mid. Irregular pleural. No lung sliding. Intermittently see lung pulse come into view.
Left lung anterior ... No lung sliding. ... RJonesSonoEM #pneumothorax ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
Double Lung Point ... seen in a Small Pneumothorax ... Upright CXR normal ... LungPoint #Small #Pneumothorax ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... • For air -> anterior
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR