Acute chest pain
Critical
1) ACS
2) Aortic dissection
3) Cardiac tamponade
4) PE
5) Tension pneumothorax
6) Borhaave (esophag rupture)
Emergent
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Pneumothorax
Mediastinitis
Mallory-Weiss (esophag tear)
Cholecystitis
Pancreatitis
Nonemergent
Valvular heart dz
Aortic stenosis
Mitral prolaps
Hypertrophic cardiomeg
PNA
Pleuritis
Tumor
Pneumomediastinum
Esophageal spasm
GERD
Peptic ulcer
Biliary colic
Muscle sprain
Rib fracture
Arthritis
Tumor
Chostochondirits
Spinal root compression
Thoracic outlet
Herpes zoster
Postherpetic neuralgia
Psychologic
Hyperventilation
Panic attack
See Also
Cards: Cocaine Chest Pain
Cards: ACS Risk Stratification
Source
3/12/06 DONALDSON (adapted from Rosen)