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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 ... infarction • Aortic ... embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on Chest ... CTMain PA ... the ascending aorta ... #Radiology #cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
CTA done for chest ... patients will have chest ... mediastinum on chest ... scan of the chest ... #radiology #aorta
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... ., aortic insufficiency ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Flag Symptoms: • Chest ... pain: Underlying
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
described back pain ... pericardial effusion, CT ... ANGIO ruled out aortic ... crash into the chest ... were evacuated (tamponade