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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... • Cardiac tamponade ... • CXR • CBC
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung-Cardiac Point ... in pneumothorax-related ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Emphysema - Pneumothorax ... - Congestive Cardiac ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Pneumothorax: ... point (hard to ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleural effusion • Pneumothorax
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
Double Lung Point ... seen in a Small Pneumothorax ... Upright CXR normal ... Double lung point ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... • Tension Pneumothorax ... • Cardiac ... #Algorithm #causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... indicated, start CPR ... exclude tension pneumothorax ... • Diagnostic ... #Management #Workup
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Acute PE, Tension Pneumothorax ... Cardiac surgery?