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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... Embolism (PE): ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Large Right Pulmonary Artery Embolism on Echocardiogram
Referred for syncope and dyspnea 

Dr. Parag Bawaskar @paragbawaskar

#Right #Pulmonary
Large Right Pulmonary ... Artery Embolism ... #Artery #Embolism ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #thrombus #pocus
Right pulmonary artery thrombus as seen from the suprasternal view in a patient with pulmonary embolism
artery thrombus ... embolism Ivan ... #artery #embolism ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... a patient with Pulmonary ... Embolism It's ... you'll see the cause ... #Clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Causes include: ... ventricular function Pulmonary-Artery ... embolism • Re-expansion ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... insufficiency shortly after ... include depressed mental ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... embolism, right ... finding in patients after ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Subcostal 4 chamber and short axis views of a patient with a submassive pulmonary embolism
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with a submassive pulmonary ... embolism Featured ... www.thepocusatlas.com/ #pocus ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #cardiology