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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Threatening Causes of Chest ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac Tamponade ... #ChestPain #Chest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes of Chest ... Vascular: - Aortic ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pain: • Chest
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... cardionerds #Aortic ... Stages #Management #Signs
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on Chest ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Aortic Dissection ... With chest and belly ... Elias Jaffa MD MS ... Clinical #POCUS #Aorta ... #Aortic #Dissection
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Getting Into the Chest ... Open chest with ... Asystole and no tamponade ... Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... collapsed LUL and the aorta ... Since the aorta ... #Luftsichel #Sign
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... nitrates.2 Acute chest ... Dull, oppressive chest ... such as MI or aortic ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs