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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Initial workup: • EKG ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Flag Symptoms: • Chest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
edema on imaging (eg ... . chest chest CT ... evidence of left atrial ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare