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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
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... : Clinical Cheat ... with pulmonary edema ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
embolism, Pulm edema ... failure, COPD, Lung ... /- High res CT chest ... #diagnosis #evaluation ... #differential #
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
with pulmonary edema ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Acute #Respiratory ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Chest imaging ... effusions, lobar/lung ... fully explained by cardiac ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #Acute #Respiratory
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
100,000/mm3 • Respiratory ... Hoarseness • Chest ... venous circulation (chest ... : • Dyspnea, chest ... Hyperuricemia • Acute
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Mismatch: Pulmonary Edema ... #diagnosis