Unstable Patient
Determining the Cause
| Pivotal Assessments | Finding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EKG
|
ST Segment Elevation | Non ST Segment Elevation | Indeterminate | Left bundle branch block | Presence of Q waves | T-wave inversion | Normal |
| Portable Chest X-Ray | Pneumothorax | Pneumonia | Pleural Effusion | Aortic Dissection | |||
| D-Dimer* | Elevated, Greater than .05 | < .05 | |||||
*See: D-Dimer Reference