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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 ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Algorithm Unequal ... dissection • ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Stenosis: • Anacrotic ... #Algorithm #causes
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... Radiology #POCUS #CardiacUS ... ParsternalLong #AorticDissection
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... Valvular • Stenosis ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... • Abdominal Distention ... #Algorithm #Causes
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
on Cardiac CTA ... This was a cardiac ... is a cardiac surgical ... is the one true cardiac ... #dissection #CardiacCTA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... change CV risk Chest ... postoperative cardiac