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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... : • EKG • Bedside ... ultrasound • ... troponin; HEART
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... pericardiocentesis (Box B). ❽ After ... recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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- Pulmonary Artery ... in-hospital mortality in inferior ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... cardiac output estimates
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... more accurate and ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... pulsatility of the artery ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
- PLAX Pt sent ... Dialysis stopped after ... K 5.9 without EKG ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS