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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable/Unstable Angina ... • Muscular Injury ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
microvascular injury ... chest pain • ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... perform provocative tests ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... thrombus formation causes ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease • Stable Angina ... • Acute Coronary ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Algorithm #Causes
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... Stress Test ... This is not for acute ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... with history of angina ... period without chest ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Algorithm May ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... • A lack of acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Contusion • Acute ... Lung: • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes