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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... TableACS ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Constrictive - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Chest Wall: - ... #sob #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... Valvular disease, Tamponade
PETMAC Mnemonic for Deadly Causes of Chest Pain

P - Pulmonary Embolism
E - Esophageal Rupture
T - Tension
Mnemonic for Deadly Causes ... P - Pulmonary ... Dissection C - Cardiac ... Tamponade #PETMAC ... Acronym #Lethal #Differential
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Shock Energy for ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
- ACLS Circular ... Shock Energy for ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... neuropathy or cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Pts: cardiogenic shock