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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Well score for PE ... MatthewHoMD #Chest ... #Pain #Diagnosis
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Vasculature: PE ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... stacked nebs • PE
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... of pulmonary embolism ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat ... ventricular stroke work ... ventricular stroke work ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... • DDx: PE, portal ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... algorithm for pulmonary ... test to rule out PE ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup