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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... embolismCardiac ... Well score for PE ... #Algorithm #workup
Prospective Algorithm for workup of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

 Righini M et al. Diagnosis of Pulmonary
for workup of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... Med. 2018; In press ... #Embolism #Algorithm ... #PE #Pregnancy
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Embolism ... #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19- Clot in Transit

57 year old COVID PUI  with massive RA thrombus
Pulmonary Embolism ... burden, DVT, and PE ... Resulted in cardiac ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... of Massive PE instantly ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE ... #Embolism #Thrombus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... stratification #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the absence of intrinsic ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
o Circulatory embolism ... → 3-5 o Cardiac ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... factors + oxidative stress