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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score for PE • CTA
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... SatyaPatelMD #ChestPain ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Algorithm for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis. A suggested algorithm for incorporating cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
resonance imaging (MRI ... tomography (PET) for evaluating ... CMR indicates cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Cardiac
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Can be acute or ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Aneurysm Recurrent MI ... Myocardial #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
patients, who have an acute ... cardiac infarction ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... attributable to acute ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... distribution • Heart ... #cardiology