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Classic ECG of acute pericarditis in a young patient with pleuritic chest pain and a viral
Classic ECG of acute ... with pleuritic chest ... pain and a viral ... #Pericarditis #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG ... with hypertension and ... episode of severe chest ... pain while walking ... 143/85, RR 18, and
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Initial workup: • EKG ... ultrasound • CXR ... MatthewHoMD #Chest ... #Pain #Diagnosis
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Level on Chest ... latent TB s/p treatment ... pleuritic chest ... pain. ... Labeled CXR:
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
complaining of dyspnea and ... chest pain - ... heart sounds, JVD and ... paradoxus - ECG ... collapse of RV - Treatment
ECG characteristics of early repolarization
 - The ST segment elevations are concave and most pronounced in
pronounced in the chest ... occur on the same ECG ... The end-QRS slur and ... In case of chest ... pain, the level
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g ... ., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... production, pleuritic chest ... pain) and signs
Coronary anatomy and relevant EKG changes during acute chest pain

#Chestpain;#STEMI;#NSTEMI;#EKG

Image Source: De Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A.,
Coronary anatomy and ... relevant EKG changes ... during acute chest ... pain #Chestpain ... STEMI;#NSTEMI;#EKG
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pain, hemoptysis ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... until the chest ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in upper
There are four main ... atrial flutter, and ... of breath, or chest ... pain. ... MedStudent #Cardiology #EKG