Acute chest pain

Critical

1. ACS
2. Aortic Dissection
3. Cardiac Tamponade
4. PE
5. Tension Pneumothorax
6. Boerhaave's

Emergent

1. Pericarditis
2. Myocarditis
3. Pneumothorax
4. Mediastinitis
5. Mallory-Weiss (esophag tear)
6. Cholecystitis
7. Pancreatitis

Nonemergent

1. Valvular heart dz
2. Aortic stenosis
3. Mitral prolaps
4. Hypertrophic cardiomeg
5. PNA
6. Pleuritis
7. Tumor
8. Pneumomediastinum
9. Esophageal spasm
10. GERD
11. Peptic ulcer
12. Biliary colic
13. Muscle sprain
14. Rib fracture
15. Arthritis
16. Tumor
17. Chostochondirits
18. Spinal root compression
19. Thoracic outlet
20. Herpes zoster
21. Postherpetic neuralgia
22. Psychologic
23. Hyperventilation
24. Panic attack

See Also

• Acute Coronary Syndrome (Main)
• Chest Pain (Peds)

Source

Rosen's