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The Minnesota Tube
-Flexible plastic tube with 4 important components
-Gastric Aspiration Port
-Gastric Balloon (400cc)
-Esophageal Balloon (inflated typically
Gastric Aspiration Port ... Balloon (400cc) -Esophageal ... Aspiration Port ... GI bleed due to esophageal ... -Esophageal balloon
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Causes of Chest Pain ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... ChestPain #Chest #Pain
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Embolism (chest pain ... • Gastro-Esophageal ... Pancreatitis • Esophageal ... Spasm • Esophageal
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Causes of Chest Pain ... Causes of Chest Pain ... Causes of Chest Pain ... Mediastinitis • Esophageal
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Esophageal Necrosis ... state) predisposes esophageal ... retrosternal chest pain ... prevent further esophageal ... retrosternal or back pain
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... Epigastric/chest pain ... KBrag_MD #Acute #Esophageal
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
-> Ascites - Esophageal ... Pseudo-Obstruction: Abdominal pain
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
Esophageal Atresia ... The Apgar scores ... Esophageal atresia ... by a proximal esophageal ... Esophageal atresia
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... tamponade • Esophageal ... MatthewHoMD #Chest #Pain
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
grip strength, pain ... epicondyle tenderness, pain ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Sports