Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Approach To Patient With Chest Pain

    Uploaded by

    Darawan Mirza
    12 views17 pages
    The document outlines the goals and life-threatening causes of chest pain when evaluating a patient. The goals are to recognize and manage acute coronary syndrome and identify other critical causes of chest pain. Potential life-threatening causes of chest pain include myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, and esophageal rupture. Specific causes are further categorized as heart/major vessels, respiratory, gastrointestinal, or musculoskeletal in nature.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    02. Approach to Patient with Chest Pain

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document outlines the goals and life-threatening causes of chest pain when evaluating a patient. The goals are to recognize and manage acute coronary syndrome and identify other critical causes of chest pain. Potential life-threatening causes of chest pain include myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, and esophageal rupture. Specific causes are further categorized as heart/major vessels, respiratory, gastrointestinal, or musculoskeletal in nature.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    12 views17 pages

    Approach To Patient With Chest Pain

    Uploaded by

    Darawan Mirza
    The document outlines the goals and life-threatening causes of chest pain when evaluating a patient. The goals are to recognize and manage acute coronary syndrome and identify other critical causes of chest pain. Potential life-threatening causes of chest pain include myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, and esophageal rupture. Specific causes are further categorized as heart/major vessels, respiratory, gastrointestinal, or musculoskeletal in nature.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 17

    Approach

    to patient with chest


    pain
    Goals
    1- to recognize and manage ACS

    2- to recognize other life threatening causes of


    chest pain
    Life-threatening Causes of
    Chest Pain
    • Myocardial infarction(ACS).
    • Thoracic aortic dissection.
    • Pulmonary embolus.
    • Tension pneumothorax.
    • Oesophageal rupture.
    causes
    Heart and major vessels
    Respiratory
    GIT
    Musculoskeletal
    others
    cardiac
    • IHD
    • Pericarditis
    • Aortic dissection
    respiratory
    • Pulmonary embolism
    • Pneumothorax
    • pneumonia
    GIT
    • ESOPHAGEAL
    • PEPTIC
    • PANCREATIC
    MUSCULOSKELETSL
    • COSTOCHONDRITIS
    • TRAUMA

    You might also like