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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Pleuritis • Alveoli ... : - CHF - Pneumonia ... #Cardiology
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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another patient with alveolar ... edema at admission ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ischemic changes CXR ... pulmonary edema ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... space (pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... alveolar proteinosis ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Parapneumonic effusion ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... edema - Large ... effusion(s) may ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... edema - filling ... of the alveoli ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... /Chest Wall: • ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... decompensated CHF