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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... #Causes #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Arrhythmia • Atrial Fibrillation ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... : ACS, Acute decompensated ... CHF, Hypertensive
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
interstitial opacities - Fine ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Incidence: common in APL ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... unless severe APLS
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... between these chest ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Shock Energy for Defibrillation ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... (coronary) #ACLS
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Prehosp ACLS-Asystole ... Diagnosis? ... Note presence of fine ... Fine Vfib can be
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Prehosp ACLS-Asystole ... Diagnosis? ... Note presence of fine ... Fine Vfib can be