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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... CT • SPN or mass ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... on Chest CT • ... Feeding #Vessel #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... silhouette on the chest ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... Tetralogy #Falot #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
ASD and Bidirectional Shunt on Cardiac CTA
Cardiac CTA ASD with “artistic rendering” of a bidirectional shunt.
Bidirectional Shunt on Cardiac ... CTA Cardiac CTA ... CCTA for chest pain ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #cardiology