Chest Pain Flashcards
1
Q
symptoms of pleuritic chest pain
A
sharp pain w/ inspiration
may hear pleural rub with respiration
2
Q
symptoms of pneumonia
A
localized sharp or dull pain
possible cough w/ sputum
abnormal lung sounds
possible fever
3
Q
symptoms of pneumothorax
A
trauma
sudden pleuritic chest pain w/ respiratory distress
4
Q
symptoms of PE
A
pleuritic pain w/ dyspnea
possible cough
5
Q
symptoms of lung cancer
A
cough, dyspnea, wt loss, hemoptysis
6
Q
symptoms of sarcoidosis
A
granuloma formation in lungs
cough and dyspnea
7
Q
What are pulmonary causes of chest pain
A
PE pulm HTN cor pulmonale asthma/copd sarcoidosis cancer pneumothorax pneumonia
8
Q
What 4 systems can cause non cardiac chest pain?
A
pulm
GI
musculoskeletal
psychological
9
Q
GI causes of chest pain
A
GERD medication induced esophagitis infectious esophagitis hiatal hernia (stomach pushing up through hiatus in diaphragm) achalasia (narrowing of esophagus) Biliary cholic peptic ulcer pancreatitis
10
Q
symptoms of biliary cholic
A
RUQ pain
transient
after meals
abd tenderness and murphys sign
11
Q
musculoskeletal causes of chest pain
A
muscle spasm costochondritis rib frx T spine somatic dysfunction rheumatic diseases Herpes zoster
