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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... #Cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Nodule / mass • Masses ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
on Chest XRay Case ... is typical of pericardial ... Case #3: This is ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #cardiology
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Aortic insuff, pericardial ... whereas RV:LV >1 supports ... PE or other causes ... #Notch #Aorta #POCUS
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
• Inflammatory pericardial ... pericarditic chest pain ... (2) pericardial ... CMR). ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... appearance of a pericardial ... chest and belly pain ... The radiology resident ... jaffa_md #Clinical #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
since the heart or pericardial ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
-> Sudden eye pain ... Inflammation of pericardium ... pleuritic chest pain ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause