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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... Well score for PE
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... Embolism (chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Prospective Algorithm for workup of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

 Righini M et al. Diagnosis of Pulmonary
Prospective Algorithm ... for workup of Pulmonary ... Embolism During ... #Embolism #Algorithm ... #PE #Pregnancy
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... #Causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
shortly after or during ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... o Circulatory embolus ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
priority is to start chest ... person (minimum) to chest ... Hypovolaemia Hypo/hyperkalaemia ... Anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Embolism ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
for pulmonary embolism ... test to rule out PE ... possibility of using ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #PE
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
, 12-lead ECG, chest ... o Circulatory embolism ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup