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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 ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... : • EKG • Bedside ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
: Pseudo-acute coronary ... syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... cause, vasospasm → Coronary
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... and Survey 4) Workup ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade ... Cardiac surgery?
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... • Diagnostic ... #Management #Workup
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... tamponade. ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter ... #NormalValues #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Management #Workup
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary ... arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Check ECG rhythm ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Outcome from cardiac ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... if percutaneous coronary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup