Chest pain is one of the most common and challenging symptoms in medicine. In this episode, I take you through a structured approach to assessing chest pain, making it easier to work through differentials logically.

We cover:
✅ Types of chest pain – How to categorize pain based on characteristics
✅ Differential diagnosis – A systematic breakdown of causes:

• Cardiac – Myocardial infarction, angina, pericarditis, aortic dissection
• Respiratory – Pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pneumonia, pleuritis
• Gastrointestinal – GERD, esophageal spasm, peptic ulcer disease
• Musculoskeletal – Costochondritis, rib fractures, muscle strain
• Infectious – Herpes zoster, Bornholm disease
  ✅ Case-based discussion – Applying theory to real-world clinical reasoning
  ✅ End-of-episode quiz – Reinforce your learning with key questions

This is the first episode in a new series of presentation walkthroughs! I’d love to hear your feedback.