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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Alveoli: - CHF - Pneumonia ... #Causes #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... ultrasound • CXR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Pleuritic chest ... reticular opacities on chest ... #diagnosis #management
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology