CHEST DISCOMFORT: Pulmonary / Mediastinal

SECTION: Cardiology

Scheme Name: Chest Discomfort: Pulmonary/Mediastinal

Page: 5

Branch 1: Pulmonary/Mediastinal

• Branch 1a: Vascular
  • Pulmonary Embolism* (chest pain often not present)
    • http://www.uptodate.com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/contents/overview-of-acute-pulmonary-embolism?source=search_result&search=pulmonary+embolism&selectedTitle=1~150
• Pulmonary Hypertension
  • http://www.uptodate.com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/contents/overview-of-pulmonary-hypertension-in-adults?source=search_result&search=pulmonary+hypertension&selectedTitle=1~150
  • Branch 1b: Chest Wall/Pleura
    • Pneumothorax*
      • http://www.uptodate.com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/contents/primary-spontaneous-pneumothorax-in-adults?source=search_result&search=pneumothorax&selectedTitle=1~150
• Pleural Effusion
  • http://www.uptodate.com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/contents/diagnostic-evaluation-of-a-pleural-effusion-in-adults-initial-testing?source=search_result&search=pleural+effusion&selectedTitle=1~150
• Pleuritis/Serositis
• Branch 1c: Parenchymal
  • Pneumonia with pleurisy*
  • Tuberculosis*
  • Neoplasm*
  • Sarcoidosis

*Denotes acutely life-threatening causes