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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Gastritis - PUD ... #Causes #Cardiology
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Life Threatening Causes ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Pt sent ... Pericardial fluid exudative ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #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 ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... presented with chest pain ... associated pericardial effusion ... /tamponade. ... #clinical #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pericardial fluid exudative ... consider serious causes ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Echocardiogram Huge cardiac ... diagnosed in utero ... just beneath the aortic ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax