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#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... #Tumors #Masses ... #Differential # ... Classification
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Serial troponin; HEART
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Diagnosis by Classification ... MI - Severe heart ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Pericardial tamponade ... #Diagnosis #Classification
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
HEART Score – A ... The HEART score ... The HEART score ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Diamond-Forrester classification ... , and the HEART ... score to guide an ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... #differential # ... diagnosis #acls
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... #diagnosis #arrest
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Life Threatening Causes ... Diagnosis Table ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... #diagnosis #table
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction* • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... #Causes