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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aortic Dissection ... Hypertension - Chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... • Abdominal Distention ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... Check capnogram shape ... replaced or its type ... Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Eczema) - Coin shaped ... scalp/face/central chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
cardiac CTA done for chest ... A Type A dissection ... A Type B dissection ... In this case they ... Original case via
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
pulmonary edema (HAPE ... severe with any type ... associated with HAPE ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Check capnogram shape ... replaced or its type ... Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... • Asymmetrical chest
CASTLEMAN DISEASE
Disorder of the immune system with excessive production of IL-6

Castleman’s disease is a rare, heterogeneous
into two main types ... Hyaline vascular type ... asymptomatic, but can cause ... structures (e.g., chest ... CRP: Elevated CRP
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... smallpox, the case ... reported to the CDC ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... The type of specimen