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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... : • EKG • Bedside ... MatthewHoMD #Chest ... #Pain #Diagnosis
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
with hypertension and ... episode of severe chest ... pain while walking ... to work. ... 143/85, RR 18, and
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... or Infarction and ... , by coughing, and ... associated with rheumatologic ... it difficult to differentiate
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis and ... Workup Clinical ... regurgitation - Pain ... (back, chest, abdomen ... #Differential #
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... symptoms may include chest ... pain, breathlessness ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram Mid ... 's female with chest ... pain/dyspnea. ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
underarms, or chest ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
accompanied by chest ... pain • Wellens ... accompanied by chest ... pain • Hyperacute ... #differential #
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
presenting with chest ... /abd/back pain that ... tissue disorder e.g ... Pulse deficit/differential ... BP: • Control pain