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Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Typical Clinical Features ... of Major Causes ... of Acute Chest ... #ChestPain #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... Two or more rib fractures ... places - Flail chest ... Gastrointestinal (GI) gas pattern ... trauma #diagnosis #signs
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... may show this pattern ... punctuated by frequent sighs ... Occasional sighs ... #Breathing #Patterns
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Purpura, Urticaria Chest ... erythematosus #signs
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
Differentiating Features ... therapy - Pulmonary cause ... Peripheral #Comparison #Signs
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Features of a Sickle ... Crises can be precipitated ... SickleCell #Crisis #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
accounts for —9096 of cases ... stabilization of fractures ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Face, upper back, chest ... associated with signs ... honey-colored crusts ... Christmas tree pattern ... Tinea versicolor - Chest
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
The term "Muscular dystrophy" refers to a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders.
brain. 1 in 3 cases ... DMD #Diagnosis #Features ... #Signs #Genetics