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An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chest Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Chest #Pain #ChestPain #Evaluation
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Chest Pain # ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #IM #Chest #Pain ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest ... Pain: Categorized ... by causes: Cardiac ... , Pulmonary, MSK ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... pain from acute ... chest pain may ... life-threatening causes ... of chest pain,
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 ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
of acute respiratory ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest ... pain, cough ... Embolism: • Acute
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... (2-5%), liver (pain ... 12-20%, spleen (pain
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Acutely (hours ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Pleuritic chest ... pain 5. ... reticular opacities on chest
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... primary pulmonary ... possible fever, chest ... pain, hemoptysis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... of breath and chest ... pain. ... pain as non-radiating