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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Esophageal: - Spasm ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: • Diffuse spasm ... may precipitate spasm ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Esophageal Spasm ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum on Echocardiogram (s4c)

It typically spares the fossa ovalis giving a
It typically spares ... s4c #clinical #cardiology
Molluscum Contagiosum 
Clinical 
 • Most common in school-age children 
 • Transmitted by direct contact
extremities • Spares ... the palms and soles
Hydrophobia on Physical Examination

Seen in the late stages of rabies.  Caused by painful paroxysmal contractions
contractions and spasms
Left Sided Hemifacial Spasm on Physical Exam

Typically treated with botulinum toxin (Botox)

#Hemifacial #Spasm #PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Sided Hemifacial Spasm ... #Hemifacial #Spasm
Management of Jackhammer Esophagus or Esophageal Spasm
Step 1: Assess the severity of the motility disturbance
Step 2:
or Esophageal Spasm ... Esophagus #Esophageal #Spasm
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
stiffness, rigidity, spasm ... emotional upset • Spasms ... death - diaphragm spasm ... of superimposed spasms
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
as a result of spasm ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology