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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... physical activity - Nausea ... - Cardiac risk factors ... - Age - Risk factors ... #cardiology #Angina
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential ... #Cardiology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... remission • Risk factors ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... a factor • ~50% ... /other causes •
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... May present as ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... #Differential #
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypotension • AMS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... a destructive factor ... - Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... conditions listed in differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• Metabolic factors ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk factor ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Echocardiogram - Differential ... Alhomrani (RDCS, RCS ... clinical #a4c #comparison ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
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