Chest Pain…
The 6 Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain
Acute Myocardial Infarction Pulmonary Embolism Tension Pneumothorax Cardiac Tamponade Aortic Dissection Oesophageal Rupture
Serious reasons why your patient fainted…
If your patient presents with… Symptoms of arm ischemia or paresthesias with syncope – Subclavian steal syndrome Chest pain that is acute, radiates, tearing/sharp, involves symptoms above and below diaphragm with syncope – Aortic dissection Tachypnea, pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath with syncope – PE Neurologic deficit with syncope – TIA/stroke Headache that is […]
