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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusionCXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Pneumonia • CHF ... Cardiac ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
fat or effusion ... This causes a density ... x-rays and should ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... heart figure, we should ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pericardial #Effusion
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... stomach bubble should ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
bilateral in 70% of cases ... of CHF. ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... indicated, start CPR ... ultrasound to identify pericardial ... generally toward left shoulder ... toward the largest pericardial
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... and shoulder pain ... wall) Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion: • Dyspnea ... emergencies #oncology #differential