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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... ultrasound • CXR
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Emphysema - Pneumothorax ... Embolism - Acute ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... , Flash Pulmonary ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... EmbolismPneumothorax
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 ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... diagnosis #mimics
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
point (hard to ... Embolism (PE): ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... • Interstitial lung ... embolismPulmonary ... Pleural effusion • Pneumothorax
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embolism (chest ... pain often not ... Pleura • Pneumothorax
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Embolism ... • Tension Pneumothorax ... #causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia • CHF • Pneumothorax ... embolism • Cardiac ... Anxiety, fright, pain ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary