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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Myopericarditis • Vascular ... : - Aortic dissection ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... onset, "tearing" chest ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... anticoagulation - MH/CCF ... #treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... presenting with chest ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... #management #vascular
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Pain: Chest, Back ... #Dissection #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #aorta #vascular
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... pressure - Central aortic ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... 0.25), murmur of valvular ... Chest x-ray: signs ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... dissection. ... event (low flow vascular ... epigastric/retrosternal chest ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management