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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... • ACS • Aortic ... Dissection • ... #Pain #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... of Chest Pain: ... Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... of Chest Pain:
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... ultrasound • CXR
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... presenting with chest ... • Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Dissection ... pain often not ... #Differential #
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
pain, a normal chest ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... pain, and this ... pain that may radiate ... In this case they ... #radiology #aorta
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... flip-flopping in the chest ... disease (e.g., aortic ... pain: Underlying ... #Differential #
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... right and left main ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers