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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
• Alveoli: - CHF ... - Pneumonia ... Esophageal: - Spasm ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
NYHA class II and Ill ... HF with iron deficiency ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
) • ED Management ... if types I or Ill ... • Nonoperative managernent ... repair MH/CCF ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
composite endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
was a lower lobe pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #LLL #RadiologyAssistant
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
spacing between all ... dislocation • ED Management ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management