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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on ECG Mid ... Triage EKG (no prior ... #Embolism #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Pulmonary embolism ... #Embolism #POCUS ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
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Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
of pulmonary embolism ... In this case, pulmonary ... with chest CT angiography ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
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 ... embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... ultrasound • CXR
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct ... pulmonary vessel ... • DDx: Septic emboli ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... #diagnosis #radiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... embolism. ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
The pulmonary embolus ... has caused a triangular ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g ... ., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g ... symptoms (e.g.,