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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 ... tamponade • Esophageal ... score for PE • CTA
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
-> Coronary CTA ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
bottom row) of an acute ... ischemic lesion ... differentiate the acute ... lesion on the acute ... #CVA #Clinical
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... consistent with acute ... thought to represent ischemic ... consistent with acute ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... Imaging findings Workup ... biliary, stones), CTA ... #Pancreatitis #Acute
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... b) CHF c) CVA ... one post op Cardiology ... • <6mo since stroke ... risk Chest X-ray