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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... • Pulmonary embolism ... • CXR • CBC ... #Algorithm #workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pneumothorax: ... point (hard to ... Embolism (PE): ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... in pneumothorax-related ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
Double Lung Point ... on Lung POCUS ... Double lung point ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... • Interstitial lung ... embolismPulmonary ... Pleural effusion • Pneumothorax ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Embolism ... • Tension Pneumothorax ... #Algorithm #causes
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #lung #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #PTHX
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
There is point tenderness ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... of breath and point ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused