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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... : - Vascular ... • Pulmonary ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • Vascular ... , Aortic anourysm ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myopericarditis • Vascular ... : - Aortic dissection ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... increased width of the vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... is an uncommon cause ... branches off from the aorta ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
myocarditis • Valvular ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Relaxin: reduces vascular ... heart failure • Aortic ... Rule out other causes ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
structural and vascular ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest