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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... are outlined in Table ... 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #Pregnancy #Workup
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... #Algorithm #workup
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm May ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... CT/MRI ($$$$) ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... cardioversion as per ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... management #morphology #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... - Tomography (PET ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... physical activity - Nausea ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump