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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 ... life-threatening causes ... embolism • Cardiac ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Causes of Dyspnea ... Chest Wall: - ... Obesity - Flail chest ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Embolism* • Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embolism (chest ... Hypertension - Chest ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... pain/dyspnea. ... embolism. ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

From the HPI, PMH, vitals, focused physical exam (e.g.
Approach to Acute Dyspnea ... (e.g. cardiac, pulmonary ... exams), and the chest ... #Acute #Workup ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
we see an old chest ... The pulmonary embolus ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Abnormal Chest ... Snoring Chronic Chest ... #Causes #Hematology
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 ... Embolism: - Hx ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm