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Approach to chest pain Flashcards

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Differential diagnosis:

Name potentially serious causes to rule out

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Cardiovascular
➡️Myocardial ischemia
➡️Acute myocardial infarction
➡️Aortic Dissection
➡️Acute Pericarditis
➡️Mediastinal emphysema
Respiratory
➡️ Pulmonary Embolus
➡️ Pneumothorax
➡️ Tumors
➡️ Pneumonia
➡️ Rib Fracture
Abdominal
➡️ Peptic Ulcer Disease
➡️ Pancreatitis
➡️ Liver abcess
➡️ Cholecystitis
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Differential Diagnosis

Other causes: Cardiovascular

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➡️ Acute Rheumatic Fever
➡️ Acute & Chronic pericarditis
➡️ Pneumopericardium
➡️ Myocarditis
➡️ Myocardial ischaemia
➡️ Acute Myocardial Infarction
➡️ Aortic Dissection
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Differential diagnosis

Other causes: Respiratory

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➡️ Pleurisy
      Pneumonia 
      Malignancy
➡️ Pneumothorax
➡️ Pulmonary Embolus
➡️ Tracheobronchitis
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Differential diagnosis

Other causes: Chest Wall

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➡️ Costochondritis
➡️ Rib Fractures (trauma & tumor)
➡️ Muscle & Ligament tears
➡️ Herpes Zoster
➡️ Diseases of the breast
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