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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
regurgitation • Chest ... manifestations • Chest ... and pulmonary symptoms ... GERD: Testing EGD ... recurrence → EGD
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Histiocytosis, Lymphocytic ... , Scleroderma, End-Stage ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Assess for Active Symptoms ... Fistulizing DX: • Chest ... Consider PEG & EEN • EGD ... Fibrin Injection • EGD
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... This Patient With Chest ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #Symptoms
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... • Antlviral (lymphocytic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Palpitations - HF Symptoms ... Management #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Lymphocytic infiltration ... xeropthalmia) Mouth: • Lymphocytic ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
ECG characteristics of early repolarization
 - The ST segment elevations are concave and most pronounced in
pronounced in the chest ... - The end-QRS ... slur and end-QRS ... In case of chest ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

Calculate the HEART Score @ https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

#Diagnosis #Management
HEART Score for Chest ... Patients in the ED ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
On the left another typical case of sarcoidosis.
In addition to the perilymphatic nodules, there are multiple
In end stage sarcoidosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Sarcoidosis