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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli ... pulmonary emboli ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
embolism it is ... lunginfarction and ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Embolism on POCUS ... Here’s a recent case ... Thrombolytics given and ... #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Embolism on POCUS ... Here’s a recent case ... Thrombolytics given and ... #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary embolism ... seen in 34% of cases ... Electrocardiogram #clinical
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
This POCUS finding ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... sign #pneumonia #clinical ... #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... /amniotic embolism ... pulmonary venous ... congestion on a CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... clinical judgement ... This post will focus ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR