Chest pain/discomfort (CP) is a common symptom and can be a diagnostic dilemma for many clinicians. The misdiagnosis of an acute or progressive chronic cardiac etiology may carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes the different options and modalities for ...
“they aren’t having chest pain,” but they neglect to tell the doctor that they are feeling “chest pressure.” People may describe the pain as sharp, but they mean intense, while the doctor may think that sharp equals stabbing. The ...
Diagnostic blood and urine tests can prove to be beneficial in helping the provider make such a tough decision. The contrast used in the cardiac catheterization can harm the function of the kidneys, and it can push the patient from acute to chronic renal failure, which can influence quality ...
Mr. W is a 56-year-old man who comes to your office with chest pain. What is the differential diagnosis of chest pain? How would you frame the differential? CONSTRUCTING A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Figure 9-1. Diagnostic approach to chronic chest pain. View Full Size| Favorite figure |Downlo...
Immediate medical attention is crucial if pulmonary embolism is suspected! Treatment typically involves anticoagulants (blood thinners) while pneumonia management includes antibiotics based on severity/type identified through diagnostic tests! Never underestimate unexplained respiratory symptoms accompanied by sensati...
Chest pain Contents Introduction Factors Characteristics Patient's history Causes Anxiety and gases Introduction TOP A study done some years ago at the University of Michigan evaluated 400 patients who arrived at the emergency sector with complaints of chest pains. The diagnostic evaluation showed that ...
The tool significantly improved the prediction of acute chest pain syndrome-related adverse outcomes beyond age, sex, and conventional clinical markers, such as d-dimer blood tests, while also maintaining its diagnostic accuracy across age, sex, ethnicity, and race, the researchers found....
Considering the diagnostic tests, and in comparison with the results of the Spanish study of Martínez-Sellés et al. [7], our ED physicians requested more chest X-rays and cardiac biomarkers in this sample. The ECG is a first-line diagnostic tool in chest pain assessment and the time from...
Patients seen in the emergency department (ED) for chest pain who did not have a heart attack appeared to be at low risk of experiencing a heart attack during short- and longer-term follow-up and that risk was not affected by the initial diagnostic testi
If you think you have it, definitely mention the burning in addition to chest pain when you see your doctor. That will help them determine the kinds of diagnostic tests you might need, like an upper endoscopy, which uses a thin tube to see down your throat into the inside of your ...