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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 ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... • CXR • CBC ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
chest infiltrate ... (e.g., CXR, CT, ... ultrasound) - ... production, pleuritic chest ... pain) and signs
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
breathing is often a ... sign of breathing ... It causes the chest ... includes flail chest ... #video #pulmonary
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Disease Abnormal Chest ... Snoring Chronic Chest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... On a CXR the most ... chest x-ray. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... If a mass is in ... contact with the pulmonary ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
In Transit A ... presents with chest ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... Thrombus #InTransit #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
normal chest film ... redistribution applies to chest ... In daily clinical ... practice many chest ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
four patterns on a ... chest x-ray (click ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR