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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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History and Exam ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... • Esophageal rupture ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Pelvic exam followed ... (see below for diagnosis ... Live 12-week ruptured ... an IUP or not. #2 ... #POCUS #clinical
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - ... Cardiac View 2. ... Aortic Slide Views ... DVT depending on clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... cellulitis in cases ... abscess is not clinically ... evident. 2.
Ruptured Ovarian Cyst on Pelvic Ultrasound

22 year old female w/ acute onset RLQ pain & TTP
her abdomen, LMP 2 ... though (just in case ... Transabdominal #clinical ... #gynecology #obgyn ... #POCUS
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
exam. ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured ... #clinical #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on ... RUSH exam in a ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... #AAA #POCUS #clinical ... #aneurysm #aorta
Paraesophageal Abscess on POCUS
Pt with severe chest/abd pain. Ill/febrile. RUSH exam performed.  Diagnosis?  Patient
Paraesophageal Abscess on POCUS ... RUSH exam performed ... Diagnosis? ... IVC-Aorta Sag sweep ... #clinical #ultrasound
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Looking for DVT. 3 point compression US negative. But saw this in the
But saw this in ... popliteal cyst 2) ... for a definitive diagnosis ... " 6) Rupture appears ... #clinical #ultrasound