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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Lymphoma • Thoracic aorta ... the most common causes ... aneurysm and aortic dissection ... This is a rare cause ... breath • Chest pain
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aortic Dissection ... Myocarditis Pulmonary / Mediastinal ... Embolism (chest pain
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... chest/abd/back pain ... BP: • Control pain
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Inflammatory back pain ... arthritis) Referred Pain ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
5 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Differential Diagnosis

Thymus - Thymoma, Thymic Carcinoma.
s Mnemonic for Causes ... of an Anterior Mediastinal ... primary anterior mediastinal ... Cancer Thoracic Aorta ... Aortic Aneurysm or Dissection
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
done for chest pain ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... will have chest pain ... can have a wide mediastinum
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Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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adjacent calcified mediastinal ... Calcification of mediastinal ... patients), • Chest pain ... erosion into the aorta ... Noninfectious Causes
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection ... - Ascending Aorta ... #Causes