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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 Acute ... life-threatening causes: • Acute ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score for PE • CTA
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
Evaluation of mechanical ... avoided due to acute ... #CardiacCT #CCTA ... #CTS #clinical ... #radiology #cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
DWI Findings in Acute ... acute phase T2WI ... on T2WI reaches its ... positive in the acute ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... work index (LVSWI ... work index (RVSWI ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... w/ acute HF → no ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... 0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... Tomography Angiography (CTA ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology