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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... #ChestPain #Chest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... of dyspnea and chest ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Becks ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
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 ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Effusion with Tamponade ... unstable pt w/ chest ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #s4c #trauma
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Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
dizziness, syncope, chest ... discomfort Cardiac ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... Causes: - High ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... boot shaped heart caused ... the upturned cardiac ... the most common cardiac ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... right side of the chest ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #Cardiac