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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Injury Lung: • Pulmonary ... ContusionPneumothorax ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pleura • Pneumothorax ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

24yo F pleuritic chest pain.  No history of
Absent Lung Sliding ... on Lung POCUS ... 24yo F pleuritic chest ... What’s the diagnosis ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax: - ... PEX: Decreased/absent
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Findings Pneumothorax ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #lung #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #PTHX
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
Pneumothorax on ... onset right sided chest ... In absence of lung ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #Labeled #Pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
& pneumonia on POCUS ... The differential diagnosis ... from the anterior chest ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics