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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 ... ultrasound • CXR
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embolism (chest ... pain often not ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
evidence of left atrial ... weeks 8 and 18 of pregnancy ... pain, cough ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... blood from the pulmonary ... right and left main ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... pain: Underlying ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology