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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
• Alveoli: - CHF ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #Chest #Pain #ChestPain ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Effusion ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain ... #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
diagnosis of Exudative Pleural ... Effusion in adults ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... pulmonary #im #radiology ... #clinical
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... 70% of cases of CHF ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... pts w/ acute HF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... Adequate perfusion ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the pleural ... space (pleural ... effusion). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
Bilateral pleural ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #