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Is the chest pain acute or chronic? If it is acute, one must consider acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pericarditis, and fractures. If the chest pain is chronic, one must consider ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Although most cases of chest pain are due to benign etiologies, such as gastroesophageal reflux or a muscle strain, life-threatening etiologies must be assessed and treated immediately if present. There are five primary etiologies of acute, life threatening... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Chest pain is a frequent complaint in pediatrics, especially in the adolescent age group. Although rarely cardiac in etiology, this often represents the patient's/family's greatest fear. A careful history and physical exam, with attention to the... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Hardly a day goes by in a busy practitioner’s office that he or she is not confronted with a patient complaining of chest pain. The main concern, of course, is to exclude an acute myocardial infarction, which is not an easy task in many cases. The
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... Chest pain usually results from disorders that affect thoracic or abdominal organs — the heart, pleurae, lungs, esophagus, rib cage, gallbladder, pancreas, or stomach. An important indicator of several acute and life-threatening cardiopulmonary and... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Skin and subcutaneous lesions [including adiposis dolorosa, thrombophlebitis of thoracoepigastric vein (Mondor's disease)]
Breast lesions
Fibroadenosis
Chronic
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... Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle harden and narrow. The result is the loss of oxygen and nutrients to myocardial tissue because of diminished coronary blood flow. This reduction in blood flow can also lead to... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Chest pain usually results from disorders that affect thoracic or abdominal organs—the heart, pleurae, lungs, esophagus, rib cage, gallbladder, pancreas, or stomach. An important indicator of several acute and life-threatening... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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... Jim Nuovo
Atypical chest pain is defined as pain that does not have a characteristic anginal quality (heaviness or squeezing sensation), precipitating factors (e.g., exertion), or location (substernal and radiating). ... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment
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... Marie K. Yamamotoya
Substernal chest pain requires a rapid and accurate assessment to identify potentially life-threatening events. Substernal chest pain of cardiac origin encompasses the entire clinical spectrum from typical angina to unstable angina and... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment
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... Differential Overview
❑ Chest wall pain
❑ Angina
❑ Unstable angina
❑ Myocardial infarction
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... Differential Overview
❑ Costochondritis
❑ Pneumonia
❑ Rib fracture
❑ Pulmonary embolism
❑ Pleurisy
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... The dominant effect of coronary artery disease (CAD) is the loss of oxygen and nutrients to myocardial tissue because of diminished coronary blood flow. This disease is near epidemic in the Western world.
CAD occurs more commonly in men... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Disorders that affect thoracic or abdominal organs — the heart, pleurae, lungs, esophagus, rib cage, gallbladder, pancreas, or stomach — are typical causes of chest pain. It can also result from a musculoskeletal or hematologic... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Chest pain usually results from disorders that affect thoracic or abdominal organs — the heart, pleurae, lungs, esophagus, rib cage, gallbladder, pancreas, or stomach. An important indicator of several acute and life-threatening cardiopulmonary and GI disorders,... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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...Although chest pain is common complaint inchildren and adolescents, serious underlying disease presentingas chest pain is uncommon in this population. Principal Causes of Chest Pain Musculoskeletaldisorders Muscle Trauma(strain, contusion, ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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... Chest pain usually results from disorders that affect thoracic or abdominal organs—the heart, pleurae, lungs, esophagus, rib cage, gallbladder, pancreas, or stomach. An important indicator of several acute and life-threatening cardiopulmonary and GI disorders... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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Hardly a day goes by in a busy practitioner’s office that he or she is
not confronted with a patient complaining of chest pain. The main concern,
of course, is to exclude an acute myocardial infarction, which is not an
easy task in many cases. The... Pictures
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... Geoffrey L. Bird, MD Anomalous Coronary Artery - BASICS Anomalous Coronary Artery - description In this disorder, most commonly the left (rarely the right) coronary artery arises from the pulmonary artery rather than the... Anomalous Coronary Artery - DIAGNOSIS ... Anomalous Coronary Artery - TREATMENT ... Anomalous Coronary Artery - FOLLOW UP ... Anomalous Coronary Artery - bibliography ... Anomalous Coronary Artery - CODES ... Anomalous Coronary Artery - FAQ
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