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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
HEART Score – A ... The HEART score ... the ED to help focus ... The HEART score ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
of structural abnormalities ... with end-stage heart ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... score to guide ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... factors Calculate a HEART ... score: - History
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... 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;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... fraction; HFrEF, heart ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CHF #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... Electrical Conduction Abnormalities ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... / Syncope • Cardiac ... • Non-Cardiac ... Balance • Gait Abnormalities