Updated on November 6, 2024 Approach to Chest pain with Shortness of Breath Differentials for Chest pain + Shortness of breath (respiratory distress) Pulmonary embolism (pleuritic chest pain) Community-Acquired Pneumonia (pleuritic chest pain + fever + adventitious breath sounds) Pleurisy (pleuritic chest pain) Anemia (increased respiratory drive, no chest pain) Pneumothorax (will have absent breath...