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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocarditis Pulmonary ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... have to repeat if malignancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... DDx: Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... (NHL, primary effusion ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Effusion on POCUS ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... #Effusion #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... infection and malignancy-associated ... There are case reports ... of pleural effusion ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Large pleural effusion on Echocardiogram
Does this patient need pericardiocentesis?
In this case, large billateral pleural effusion can
Large pleural effusion ... In this case, large ... billateral pleural ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Large pleural effusion on Echocardiogram
Does this patient need pericardiocentesis?
In this case, large billateral pleural effusion can
Large pleural effusion ... In this case, large ... billateral pleural ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... other processes Workup