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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... MatthewHoMD #Chest ... #Pain #Diagnosis
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Threatening Causes of Chest ... Pain - Differential ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #ChestPain #Chest ... #Pain #differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Congestive Cardiac ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pleuritic Chest ... Pain: Categorized ... by causes: Cardiac ... Autoimmune #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... pneumonia #Acute
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... pain from acute ... chest pain may ... Dull, oppressive chest ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... pleuritic pain, ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Diagnostic Likelihood ... This Patient With Chest ... Pain Have Acute ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
Algorithm for Chest ... POCUS in crashing chest ... narrowing the differential ... when scanning CP ... Shock #Crashing #Diagnosis