Chest Pain

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Chest Pain

• Ischaemic / Cardiac

  • angina

    • constricting

    • retrosternal

    • radiates to jaw, throat, left arm  >right

    • rest brings rapid relief

    • crescendo

      •  at rest

      • recurrent

      • severe if infarction occurring

  • infarction

    • severe prolonged pain

• pericarditis

  • sharp pain

  • increase with inspiration / cough

  • decreases on leaning forward

• aortic dissection

  • abrupt

  • tearing pain

  • radiates to back

• Musculoskeletal

• Gastro-oesophageal reflux

• Pulmonary embolism

• Pneumonia / Pleurisy

• Pneumothorax

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