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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Alveoli: - CHF - Pneumonia ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Causes #Cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... This would be more ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... A more practical ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... : weight gain, lung ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... a potentially more ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary