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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 ... ultrasound • CXR ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score • PERC; ... Well score for
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
Stages in the development ... recommended therapy by stage ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Stages ... #ACCAHA #Algorithm
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
heart failure, ... despite the weak heart ... considered for heart ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital heart ... hypertension; CXR ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... and Treatment Algorithm ... improve functional status ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State ... - No other workup ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... Myocardial Injury: End Stage ... Disease, Structural Heart ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
has pre-existing heart ... failure, esp in work-up ... current clinical status ... history Initial Work-up ... get an EKG and CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... to be in ADHF starts ... altered mental status ... #differential #algorithm ... table #foamed #heartfailure