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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Threatening Causes of Chest ... Pain - Differential ... ACS • Aortic Dissection ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... • Pneumothorax
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pain: • Chest ... - Effusion - Pneumothorax
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Aortic Dissection ... Embolism (chest ... pain often not ... Pleura • Pneumothorax
Lung Point in Pneumothorax

Lung ultrasound of a patient with SOB and chest pain after central line
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... Lung ultrasound ... patient with SOB and chest ... pain after central ... POCUS #Clinical #Pulmonary
Type A Aortic Dissection with Aortic Regurg Jet on POCUS

Sudden onset chest pain. Disturbingly normal vitals.
Type A Aortic Dissection ... Sudden onset chest ... pain. ... VCU Ultrasound @ ... TypeA #Aortic #Dissection
Left lung anterior mid. Irregular pleural. No lung sliding. Intermittently see lung pulse come into view.
Consistent with PTX ... RJonesSonoEM #pneumothorax ... #lung #pulse #pthx ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Effusion - Pneumothorax ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... Deconditioning - Pain
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... onset, "tearing" chest ... pain, radiation ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... protocol • Classification
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... diaphoresis Aortic Dissection ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... : Dyspnea, Leg pain ... Pneumothorax: -