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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... life-threatening causes ... ultrasound • CXR ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score • PERC;
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... score to guide ... an approach to identifying ... physical activity - Nausea ... score: - History
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
A good approach ... systematic four step evaluation ... Heart Rate 2. ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... , no extensive workup ... : CXR, UA, urine ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... the patient's work ... -Serial evaluation ... pneumonia vs. heart ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Approach ... (when evaluation ... or papilledema, heart ... #Hypertension #Workup