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emergencies

fever

headache

altered mental status

chest pain

H: Typical (substernal, inducible, relieved by rest/NG), radiating to the arm/neck/jaw P: Hypotensive
Acute Coronary Syndrome

Last Updated: 7/14/22, UpToDate

Aortic Dissection
H: Pleuritic pain, relieved by sitting up P: Hypotensive, JVD, distant heart sounds
Cardiac Tamponade
H: Dyspnea, pleuritic pain P: Hypotensive, tachycardic, tachypneic
Pulmonary Embolism
H: Dyspnea P: Hypotensive, tachypneic
Tension Pneumothorax

dyspnea/respiratory distress

abdominal pain

tachycardia

bradycardia

hypotension