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Health Assessment-Chest pain(solved & updated)
Chest pain what could it be - answer Chest wall
pain (Rheumatic, msk)
Cardio (ischemic, valvular)
GI (gastric, biliary)
Pulmonary (PE, pulm HTN, PNA)
Referred pain
Psychogenic/somatic
Urgency of chest pain - question - answer Is the
patient currently experiencing symptoms of chest
pain?
Actively, in this moment
Features of pain - answer Quality (describe
discomfort)
Severity or intesnity
Location/size (penny/palm)
Radiation
Temporal Elements
Provoking/alleviating
, Associated symptoms
Risk factors for chest pain - answer Prior CAD, HTN
DM, CKD
Substance use
obesity
Age
Gender
Recent infection
Trauma
Those with DM often have - answer silent ischemia
Physical exam - answer Vitals
Bilateral BPs
Pulse
Chest wall (trauma, eccmoyosis)
Pulmonary
Cardia
Peripheral vascular
Skin (cyanosis, pallor)
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