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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of Chest Pain: ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #Causes #Cardiology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... CT • SPN or mass ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Vessel Sign on Chest ... CT • Distinct ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... CTPartial filling ... a rim contrast material ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
- Diagnostic Likelihood ... This Patient With Chest ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
- Diagnostic Likelihood ... This Patient With Chest ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... with serial BAL ... #differential #diagnosis