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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... Embolism (chest pain
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... ): Thrombosis (aka ... Fungal Infection, Aortic ... Aneurysm, Retrosternal ... Cancers, Metastatic Disease
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... chest/abd/back pain ... valve disease ... aneurysm 3. ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Connective tissue disease ... Vascular - abdominal aortic ... aneurysm; •
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Ruptured abdominal aortic ... aneurysm • Pancreatitis
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
(Aneurysm) Middle ... Bronchogenic tumor • Aneurysm ... both Hodgkin's disease ... aneurysm and aortic ... aneurysms.
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... , Aneurysm • Pancreas ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... genitourinary causes ... • Abdominal aortic ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Chronic #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Limb ischemia • Aortic ... /Iliac artery aneurysms ... - HIV - Lyme disease
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... aneurysm • Medium ... , testes -> pain ... LFT • ESR • ANA