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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... Obtain A5c view ... Stroke #Volume #Cardiac ... #cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Stages Clinical ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Symptoms (orthopnea, PND ... Stages #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
of cardiac image ... observation –loss of cardiac ... see this after cardiac ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... #a4c #plax #pocus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... the upturned cardiac ... the most common cardiac ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Cardiac Fibroma on Echocardiogram (a4c)

A middle-aged woman without symptoms. 

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Cardiac #Fibroma #a4c
Cardiac Fibroma ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Ivan_Echocardio #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
This Patient With Chest ... : The Rational Clinical ... #Cardiology #ACS ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #Symptoms #Signs ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac