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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Embolism (chest ... Hypertension - Chest Wall ... • Pleural Effusion ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Simplified A-a (assumes Room ... Loss of Chest Wall ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Embolism, Obstructive ... Disease and more • Diffusion
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short ... heart strain (pulmonary ... even see a saddle embolism ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Embolism on POCUS ... findings quite well ... Arrests in waiting room ... #Embolism #POCUS ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Embolism on POCUS ... findings quite well ... Arrests in waiting room ... #Embolism #POCUS ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
lateral chest wall ... 24, SpO2 88% on room ... This post will focus ... Due to their short ... #Radiology #CTChest