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

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #Cardiology
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion ... on Lung POCUS ... pleural effusion ... treatment.Had chest ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... drain on POCUS ... effusion where ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
on Chest CT • ... DDx: Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
atelectasis or pleural ... effusion. ... the chance of malignancy ... and are called masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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
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
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
, 12-lead ECG, chest ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup