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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial ... larger right sided pericardial ... #pericardial #effusion ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... since the heart or pericardial ... This causes a density ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Pneumothorax Other Causes
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... silhouette on the chest ... x-ray due to pericardial ... Pericardial effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest ... Categorized by causes ... : Cardiac, Pulmonary ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Too slow • Pericardium ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... #pulmonary
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusion • CXR
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Causes - Rule out ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... Pericarditis • Pericardial ... Causes: - Parenchyma