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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Initial workup: • EKG ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... of dyspnea and chest ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Algorithm that ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
CTA done for chest ... mediastinum on chest ... scan of the chest ... #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... is unconscious, signs ... symptoms may include chest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest