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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Initial workup: • EKG ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... place IMPELLA Coronary
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
ACS Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Arrest Algorithm ... recommendation (eg ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... ), Thrombosis (coronary
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... with brain death (e.g ... . cardiac arrest ... with brain death (e.g ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... ACLS Circular Algorithm ... recommendation (eg ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... ), Thrombosis (coronary
Tamponade is paradoxical RV collapse during diastole. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if that’s happening by
Tamponade is paradoxical ... better obviate the cardiac ... cycle (in lieu of ECG ... #Tamponade #PLAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... • Preoperative coronary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... #typea #typeb #classification