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Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
for Suspected Pulmonary ... Well's Criteria for PE ... • Clinical Signs ... less likely than PE ... -3 • Heart rate
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... pulmonary edema ... a superimposed pulmonay
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Heart Pressures ... Review Guide for Heart ... RAP) - Mean Pulmonary ... Pressure - Pulmonary ... #Cardiac #Pressures
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... EMCases Algorithm Clinical ... not rule out PE ... - PE may mimic ... #Algorithm #Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... Serial troponin; HEART ... Well score for PE
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Muffled heart sounds ... chest pain - PE ... will show muffled heart ... #Pericardial #Cardiac
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Myocardium: - Heart ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Vasculature: - PE ... - Pulmonary HTN ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
Right Heart Cath ... - Normal Cardiac ... mmHg (Diastolic) Pulmonary ... Atrial Pressure or Pulmonary ... #Cath #Cardiac
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
lady with Massive PE ... When ↑ pulmonary ... Ghali @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiac
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... lupus pernio • Cardiac ... : Heart failure, ... Symptoms #Signs #Pulmonary