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Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
non-productive cough, chest ... pain, hemoptysis ... , diarrhea Diagnosis ... Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Recurrent anginal chest ... pain • Episodes ... tolerance • Pain ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... perform provocative tests
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
antibody (ANA) test ... years with neck, chest ... , and low back pain ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... pain/tightness ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest ... #differential #diagnosis
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Recurrent Low-Risk Chest ... Pain 1) Pain > ... Normal stress test ... recurrent, low-risk chest ... years - No further diagnostic
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... liquids, heart burn, chest ... pain, regurgitation ... • Patients diagnosed ... What test to order
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm 4 tests ... after cross-arm test ... Chronic #Shoulder #Pain
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pain: • Myocardium ... Pain: • Chest ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Positive Mantoux Test ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... GrepMed Recommended Text
An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chest Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Chest #Pain #ChestPain #Evaluation
Evaluation of Chest ... Pain #Diagnosis ... Management #EM #IM #Chest ... #Pain #ChestPain