Level 1: Chest Pain – Chief Complaint: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What questions will comprise your initial history?

Experts’ DDX:

  1. MI (myocardial infarction)/acute coronary syndrome
  2. PE (pulmonary embolism)
  3. Pneumothorax
  4. Cardiac tamponade
  5. Aortic dissection
  6. Esophageal rupture
  7. Esophageal spasm
  8. Reflux (GERD)
  9. Pericarditis
  10. Chest wall pain/costochondritis
  11. Cocaine induced vasospasm
  12. Herpes zoster
  13. Mediastinitis
  14. Anxiety
  15. Pneumonia
  16. Pleurisy
  17. Rib fracture