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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... #ACS #Evaluation ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
with Stable Angina ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #EBM
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... #Pain #ChestPain ... #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... chest pain • ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable/Unstable Angina ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... Unstable Angina ... • <12mo since ACS ... stratification #diagnosis
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
reasonably exclude ACS ... years - No further diagnostic ... troponin to exclude ACS ... recommended #ChestPain ... #management