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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable/Unstable Angina ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vascular smooth ... chest pain • ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
Silhouette - Narrow Vascular ... - Increased pulmonary ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Introduction • Classification ... PVO Present • Diagnosis ... • Chest XRay: ... #management #cardiology
Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
 •
Classification ... • Classic Chest ... Cardiomegaly, increased pulmonary ... Truncus #Arteriosus #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... Ask about: - Changes ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Angina
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Peripheral vascular ... Unstable Angina ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Yield of blood CX ... is low ranging ... #Pulmonary #Community