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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 ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... #Pain #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #workup
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 ... , Pulmonary, MSK ... #Differential #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... : - Anemia • ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... - Other • Anemia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... Algorithm Look ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... • Sickle cell anemia
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... pain from acute ... chest pain may ... life-threatening causes ... of chest pain,
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Algorithm - ... ) - Acute Onset ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Causes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
reticularis Blood: Anemia ... infiltration damages tear ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... underlying dz (SLE, uremia ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute