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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Acute myocardial infarction ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Following Myocardial Infarction ... Regurge Mural Thrombus ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Aneurysm Recurrent MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
or intraluminal thrombus ... demand Type 3 - Cardiac ... - Suffer cardiac ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... Definitions #NSTEMI #MI
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Setup - Ultrasound ... and Survey 4) Workup ... Shock - MI ... Cardiac surgery?
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Cost-Effectiveness Workup ... indications: • Echocardiogram ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... • EEG • Cardiac ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... • Echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Myocardial infarction ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... ultrasound. ... right ventricular MI ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... McConnells #Sign #RVInfarction