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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... dissection.- Michael ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS ... ParsternalLong #AorticDissection
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
a suprasternal notch ... dissection. ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS ... #TypeB #AorticDissection
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
heart failure • Aortic ... dissection • Other ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology