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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Findings Pneumothorax ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #findings
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... rarely the only finding ... interface—this pattern of medial ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Some exam findings ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
physical exam findings ... This post will focus ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest