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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 ... and Exam Acute life-threatening ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
chest. ... focusing on lower chest ... Diagnosis? ... #Spine #Sign #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes (PRS) are life-threatening ... Other tests: • CT chest ... typically seen on chest ... RBC casts, low grade ... #management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... exclude tension pneumothorax ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... insufficiency and life-threatening ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... not specific • Chest ... Thrombi Removal → Left ... #management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... third decade of life ... : • Based on clinical ... should undergo chest ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis ... Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... (pain/abnormal LFT ... #Management #Signs
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
4 after COVID diagnosis ... on resolution, Left ... Consolidations #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines