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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... : • Acute myocardial ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute ... #Abdominal #Pain
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... period without chest ... pain, as they result ... EKGS in pts are crucial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... findings in acute ... evaluating for other causes ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Coronary anatomy and relevant EKG changes during acute chest pain

#Chestpain;#STEMI;#NSTEMI;#EKG

Image Source: De Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A.,
anatomy and relevant EKG ... changes during ... acute chest pain ... STEMI;#NSTEMI;#EKG ... Surgery: A case
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... with postural changes ... in the knee-to-chest ... #Abdominal #Pain
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psoriatic (Nail Changes ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... #Orthopedics #Causes