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Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic ... causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Non-reproducible, Non-pleuritic ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... : Sudden onset pleuritic ... Pericarditis: - Hx: Pleuritic ... : - Hx: Acute pleuritic
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... sputum production, pleuritic ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
Pulmonary Embolism ... exertion (73%) - Pleuritic
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... present) • Pulmonary ... Effusion • Pleuritis
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

24yo F pleuritic chest pain.  No history of
POCUS 24yo F pleuritic ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
shortness of breath or pleuritic ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Cough+, Dyspnea+, Pleuritic ... Consolidations AKA "inverse pulmonary ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Parenchyma: Pleuritis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
• Tuberculous pleuritis ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary