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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... Embolism in Pregnancy ... - EMCases Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Paradoxic Breathing in Pediatric Respiratory Distress - Improved after nebulizers and HFNC

Inward chest wall movement with
HFNC Inward chest ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Pediatrics #Peds #clinical ... #Video #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #
Prospective Algorithm for workup of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

 Righini M et al. Diagnosis of Pulmonary
Prospective Algorithm ... for workup of Pulmonary ... Embolism During ... Med. 2018; In press ... #Embolism #Algorithm
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... organism identified, Strep ... CD4 > 200: Pulm embolism ... /- High res CT chest ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... with multiple embolic ... Internet Book of Critical
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... Bacteria: Staph, Strep ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Evaluation - Chest ... - Infectious workup ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Using these steps ... o Circulatory embolus ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... change CV risk Chest