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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Infarction • Stable ... • Aortic Dissection ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Abdominal Distention ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Hypernatremia Classification ... Hypernatremia #Classification ... #Features #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... valvular rupture, dissection ... water #Shock #Classification ... #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... as MI or aortic dissection ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Postoperative abdominal distention ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Thrombosis ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection ... infarction • Pulmonary ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table