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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Diagnosis Table ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... Echocardiogram - PSAX ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Tamponade ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... #cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Vascular: - Aortic ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Gastritis - PUD ... #Cardiology
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac: • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Contusion • Acute Aortic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Echocardiogram Huge cardiac ... masses...initially diagnosed ... just beneath the aortic ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax