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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... of Chest Pain: ... Vascular: - Aortic ... of Chest Pain: ... #Causes #Cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
presents with chest ... pain. ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... presenting with chest ... Examine for: • Pulse ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Acute Management Pain ... : Chest, Back, Abdo ... High or low BP, Pulse ... Surgeon. 1) Control Pain ... Management #treatment #aorta
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... pain often not ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... CT • Main PA ... the ascending aorta ... ChestCT #CTChest #Radiology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphoma • Thoracic aorta ... of breath • Chest ... pain (somewhat ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... pain • Wheezing ... erosion into the aorta ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
pain, and this ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... The diagnosis can ... #radiology #aorta