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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 ... and Workup Algorithm ... infarction • Aortic ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... /V/diaphoresis Aortic ... cocaine - PEX: New murmur ... , Pulse deficit,
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign on Chest ... hemidiaphragm • LUL – aortic ... Silhouette #Sign #ChestXRay ... #CXR #diagnosis ... #radiology #localization
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure (pulse ... pressure ratio 0.25), murmur ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
irregular rhythm, new murmur ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis