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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... tamponade • Esophageal ... ultrasound • CXR
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... Contusion • Acute ... Diaphragm Injury • Esophageal ... Injury Lung: ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... , inflammatory lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... an ill-defined area ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... substance use • Esophageal ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Breast Leukemia Lung ... e.g., gastric/ esophageal ... perforation. chest ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Esophageal Rupture ... Contents seen on Lung ... Patient had CXR ... This case again ... Diagnosis made at
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
radiographic features of acute ... Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis ... In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli the chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... and progressive Acute ... dyspnea, cough, chest