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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her chest ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... should undergo chest ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
The most common causes ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
and emphysema, ask ... subcostal as in this case ... the diagnosis, ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram