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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Embolism ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Stable Angina • Acute ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... #Causes
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism The sensitivity ... evaluating for other causes ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In pulmonar embolism ... In this case a lung ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
radiographic features of acute ... In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli ... the chest x-ray ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... embolism. ... In this case, pulmonary ... with chest CT angiography ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... embolism • Re-expansion ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... evidence of left atrial ... infiltrates on chest ... weeks 8 and 18 of pregnancy ... Embolism: • Acute
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation