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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
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Call for cardiac ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... dissection.- Michael ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... Radiology #POCUS #CardiacUS ... ParsternalLong #AorticDissection
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... surgery. ❷ Call for cardiac ... pressure < 50 mmHg or cardiac ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Neuroprotection following Cardiac ... Outcome from cardiac ... neurological or cardiac ... ❶ Prepare the cardiac ... Neuroprotection #Cardiac
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... #Intraoperative ... #Management #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

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