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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion ... #rheumatology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aneurysm • Pericarditis ... • Pleural Effusion ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain ... #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
onset, Abundant effusion ... Systemic symptoms: pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
parameters: perfusion ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Adequate perfusion ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes