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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... ultrasound • CXR ... • CBC, BMP, LET
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
large clot and tamponade ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

 - EchoTalk Echocardiography
@echotalk

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
Cor Triatriatum ... the left atrium (cor ... right atrium (cor ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... Clinical #Congenital #Cardiology
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
Metaphysis: NOF, SBC ... Ewing's sarcoma, SBC ... , ABC, Enchondroma ... Diaphysis #Epiphysis #Radiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Tamponade Masked ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Intestinal-Venous Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound

"fart in the heart"

Katherine Collins MSc FBSE @The_Echo_Nerd

#Intestinal #Venous
Intestinal-Venous Fistula ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... Intestinal #Venous #Fistula ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Atrioesophageal Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Spontaneously appearing microbubbles during coughing. 
Left: normal breathing  Right: during coughing

Ivan
Atrioesophageal Fistula ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... Atrioesophageal #Fistula ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466174/

- VCU Ultrasound
Signs of Tamponade ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... ultrasound_vcu #tamponade ... echocardiogram #a4c
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology