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Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Major Causes of Acute ... Chest Discomfort ... ChestPain #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison ... #Table #Characteristics
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... left lung, which are ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
of these terms are ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... chest pain may ... Dull, oppressive chest ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : 'signet ring sign ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... week of becoming acute ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts are ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... honeycomb cysts are ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
accompanied by chest ... accompanied by chest ... deviation) • Acute ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... • CT: Halo sign ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... Pneumonia: • Chest