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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... • ACS • Aortic ... Dissection • ... MatthewHoMD #ChestPain
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dissection ... • Muscular Injury ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... #ChestPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... is caused by a ... Assess for high ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
PETMAC Mnemonic for Deadly Causes of Chest Pain

P - Pulmonary Embolism
E - Esophageal Rupture
T - Tension
Mnemonic for Deadly Causes ... Infarction (ACS) A - Aortic ... Dissection C - ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest #Pain #ChestPain
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
View Male with high ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... On ultrasound note ... #Transverse
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... Musculoligamentous injury ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #primarycare
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
male with MMA injury ... with increased pain ... What is diagnosis ... hypoechoic oval masses ... msk #clinical #ultrasound
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential Diagnosis ... dissection ... breath • Chest pain ... Wheezing • Stridor (high-pitched ... #Differential #Diagnosis