Level 2: 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. Acute MI (myocardial infarction)
  2. Cardiac tamponade
  3. Pneumothorax
  4. Pulmonary embolus
  5. Aortic dissection
  6. Boerhave’s (ruptured esophagus)
  7. Pericarditis
  8. Pneumonia/pleuritis
  9. Rib Fracture
  10. Costochondritis
  11. Esophagitis/reflux
  12. Gastritis