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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 ... ultrasound • CXR ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score for PE • CTA
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Tamponade - Pericardial ... Inferior Vena Cava ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Evaluation #Cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Inferior Vena Cava ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... the ED to help focus ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... Tomography Angiography (CTA ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... superior vena cava ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers