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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Obstruction • Aortic ... Dissection ... : - Vascular ... Injury • ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Injury By: • Early ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
for Causes of Pericarditis ... C - Collagen vascular ... Vasculitis, etc A - Aorta ... - Dissection, Aneurysm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Septic emboli cause ... injury by: • Early ... insult due to vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Relaxin: reduces vascular ... heart failure • Aortic ... dissection • Other ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... This post will focus ... structural and vascular ... #Radiology #CTChest