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12 Cards in this Set
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Life threatening cardiovascular causes |
AMI, aortic dissection, PE |
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Urgent cardiovascular causes |
Unstable angina, coronary vasospasm, pericarditis, myocarditis |
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Non urgent cardiovascular causes |
Stable angina, valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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Life threatening pulmonary cause |
Tension pneumothorax |
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Urgent pulmonary causes |
Simple pneumothorax, pneumonia |
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Non urgent pulmonary cause |
Viral pleurisy |
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Life threatening gastrointestinal cause |
Oesophageal rupture |
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Urgent gastrointestinal causes |
Pancreatitis |
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Non urgent gastrointestinal causes |
Cholecystitis, oesophageal reflux, biliary colic, peptic ulcer |
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Musculoskeletal causes |
Costochondritis, chest wall injury |
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Other urgent causes |
Mediastinitis, malignancy |
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Other non urgent causes |
Postherpetic neuralgia, herpes zoster, psychological/anxiety |