Chest pain is a common complaint in the ambulatory setting. This teaching script leads the reader through the process of generating an anatomically based differential diagnosis of chest pain, helps the reader distinguish between cardiac and noncardiac causes of chest pain, and suggests an evidence-...
When patients present with chest pain, their levels of cardiac biomarkers are only one piece of the clinical picture, albeit an important one. Together with the history, physical examination, and electrocardiography (ECG), these levels help estimate the probability that the patient is experiencing an...
However, cervical myofascial pain can be present at the same time as other, more serious medical conditions. If the patient's symptoms are resistant to traditional treatment for cervical myofascial pain, further workup is indicated. If a history of trauma exists, order cervical flexion/extension ...
The main outcomes measures included length of hospital stay, mortality, and need for investigative procedures. Forty-nine patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum were identified, including 26 male patients (53%). Mean age was 19 ± 9 years. Chest pain was the most common presenting symptom (65...
Case presentation: The patient is a 38 years-old man who had intermittent diarrhea and recurrent airway infections for 19 years, but the CVID diagnosis was achieved only after SPE was carried out. At that time, he was already malnour- ished, and developed other complications related ...
Paresthesia Mapping: A Practical Workup for Successful Implantation of the Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulator in Refractory Groin Pain 来自 Wiley 喜欢 0 阅读量: 20 作者:X Zuidema,J Breel,F Wille 摘要: First page of article 关键词: Dorsal root ganglion stimulation neuropathic groin pain paresthesia...
The diagnostic workup of a child with back pain should always commence with a proper history and physical exam. The patient underwent an extensive workup for additional metastatic disease; none was found. Patients who complain of fatigue are typically given a complete workup. The diagnostic work...
Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of 99mTc-pertechnetate whole body scan (WBS) with neck and chest SPECT/CT for detection of po... M Chantadisai,K Kingpetch - 《Annals of Nuclear Medicine》 被引量: 4发表: 2014年 Bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT in paediatric...
USING AN AGE-EQUALIZED HEART SCORE TO PREDICT INPATIENT WORKUP OF CHEST PAINdoi:10.1016/S0735-1097(20)30713-0Amanda AbbottStephen WagnerKristian RaySuporn Sukpraprut-BraatenDebbie WaggonerJournal of the American College of Cardiology
All patients received a clinical referral for CMR by a rheumatologist and/or cardiologist based on the following criteria: symptoms of shortness of breath, palpitations, and/or chest pain during the previous 3–6 months, and an otherwise normal routine clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic, and...