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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 ... 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... 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... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... An anatomic breakdown of the arm into its components is the key to a sound differential diagnosis in arm pain. Pain may be referred from more proximal portions of the extremity such as the shoulder (e.g., bursitis)
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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
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... Arm pain usually results from musculoskeletal disorders, but it can also stem from neurovascular or cardiovascular disorders. (See Causes of local pain.) In some cases, it may be referred pain... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... 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... 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
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... Signs and Symptoms Crushing substernal pain radiating to left arm, shoulder blades, and neck; feeling of impending doom; nausea; shortness of breath; sweating; ST-segment... Treatment (Tx) ... Pictures
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Arm pain
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
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... Arm pain usually results from musculoskeletal disorders, but it can also stem from neurovascular or cardiovascular disorders. (See Causes of localized arm pain, page 74.) In some cases, arm... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Chest pain
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
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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... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Chest Pain, Atypical
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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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... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment
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Chest Pain, Substernal
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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Substernal chest pain requires a rapid and accurate assessment to identify potentially life-threatening events. Substernal chest pain of cardiac origin encompasses the... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment
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... Differential Overview
❑ Chest wall pain
❑ Angina
❑ Unstable angina
❑ Myocardial... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
❑ Costochondritis
❑ Pneumonia
❑ Rib fracture
❑ Pulmonary embolism ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... With myocardial infarction (MI), also known as heart attack, reduced blood flow through one of the coronary arteries results in myocardial ischemia and necrosis. With... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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Chest pain
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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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... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Arm pain usually results from musculoskeletal disorders, but it can also stem from neurovascular or cardiovascular disorders. In some cases, it may be referred pain from another area, such as the chest, neck, or abdomen. Its location,... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... 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... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Chest Pain
(The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
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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 ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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... Arm pain usually results from musculoskeletal disorders, but it can also stem from neurovascular or cardiovascular disorders. (See Causes of local pain, page 52.)
In some cases, it may be referred pain from another area, such... History and physical examination ... Medical 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.... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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An anatomic breakdown of the arm into its components is the key
to a sound differential diagnosis in arm pain. Pain may be referred from
more proximal portions of... 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... Pictures
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