chest pain overv

Question 1

chest pain /do not miss dx=

acute+serious and emergent

Answer 1

blood vessels:

STEMI

Dissection of the thoracic aorta/

heart: Pericarditis/
lung: Pneumonia

Pneumothorax,

Question 2

chest pain/

common causes (non pleuritic pain)

Answer 2

psych: Pan^{ic a}tta_cks/

Heart BV_:stabl^{e an}gin_a/

GI: E_sop_hageal c_auses/

Referr_{ed p}ain fro^{m a}n ab_d.process/

Ms_{k c}au_ses;

hint: common= not the heart but all around

Question 3

chest pain/

serious +non emergent

Answer 3

lung: P_E,
heart: A^CS, (acute coronary syndrome)

GI: e_sop_hagea_{l r}u^ptu^re

Question 4

chest pain/

w pleuritic chest pain/ diff dx

Answer 4

lungs:Pn_eurno^nia

P_leur_{al ef}fusio^{n lu}ng or

m_ediastin_{al ab}nôr_malitie^s/

heart: Pe_ricard_itis or

per_icardia^{l elf}usi_on

hint: effusion, inflammation