Differential Diagnoses

Question 1

Chest Pain
- Cardiac Causes

Answer 1

Angina
Myocardial Infarction
Pericarditis

Question 2

Respiratory Causes of chest pain

Answer 2

Pneumonia, Pleuritis (pleurisy), PE, Pneumothorax

Question 3

Gastrointestinal causes of chest pain

Answer 3

GERD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Gallstones

Question 4

Musculoskeletal Causes of Chest pain

Answer 4

-Costochondritis: Inflammation of the cartilage where the upper ribs attach to the sternum.
-Muscle Strain: Overuse or injury to chest muscles.
-Rib Fracture: Break in one of the ribs.

Question 5

Psychological Causes of Chest Pain

Answer 5

Anxiety: Excessive worry or fear that can manifest as physical symptoms, including chest pain.

Panic Attack: Sudden and intense episodes of fear, often accompanied by chest discomfort.

Question 6

Rarer causes of chest pain

Answer 6

Other Causes:

Aortic Dissection
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Aortic Aneurysm,
Esophageal Perforation
Mitral valve prolapse
coronary artery anaomalies
Kounis syndrome
Haemorhagic pericarditis
Costosternal Chondrodynia
spontaneous coronary artery dissection
primary mediastinal tumours
eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
coronary artery fistula
primary cardiac tumours