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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Diagnosis Table ... • ACS • Aortic ... MatthewHoMD #ChestPain ... #Chest #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... GI, infectious, hematologic ... pain (Table 2). ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Infarction • Stable ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... /V/diaphoresis Aortic ... PEX: New murmur, Pulse ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
chest/abd/back pain ... Examine for: • Pulse ... deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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- Asymmetric pulse ... nodules, livedo - Abdominal ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... - GI tract: abdominal ... diminished, or tender pulses ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Rheumatic fever • Aortic ... Diminished peripheral pulses ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology