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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... of Chest Pain: ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... #Causes #Cardiology
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #ChestPain #Chest
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Constrictive - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... - Other • Anemia
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... discomfort Cardiac ... State: • Anemia ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... develops after birth Chest ... Tetralogy #Falot #Chest ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology