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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... of Chest Pain: ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... of Chest Pain: ... #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aortic Dissection ... Pulmonary Embolism (chest ... Hypertension - Chest
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... tear in the tunica ... presenting with chest ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... • Abdominal Distention ... #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... pain, near-syncope ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... XRay 70+ year ... latent TB s/p treatment ... and pleuritic chest ... Clinical #Pulmonary #Radiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... In this case, the ... consistent with aortic dissection ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... and an abnormal chest ... respond promptly to treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic