Transcript Chest Pain
Chest Pain
Agenda
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History
Physical
Differential algorithm
Management
History
• Chronicity
– Duration
– Frequency
– Acute vs. chronic
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Location
Severity
Radiation
Quality/character
• PMH
• Family History
• Medications
Physical
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ABCs
Vitals
CV
Pulm
MSK - reproducible
Differential
Chest Pain
MSK
Respiratory
Breast
GI
Vascular
Cardiac
Toxic
Neuro
Psychogenic
Idiopathic
MSK
Chest Pain
MSK
Traumatic
Non-Traumatic
Costochondritis
Slipping Rib
Prrecodial catch
Respiratory
Chest Pain
Respiratory
Pneumonia
Bronchitis
RAD
Pleural effusion
Pleuritis
Pneumothorax
Pneumomediastinum
Cystic fibrosis
Marfan’s
GI
Chest Pain
GI
Reflux esophagitis
Gastritis
Esophageal spasm
Achalasia
Stricture
Vascular
Chest Pain
Vascular
Pulmonary embolus
Pulmonary HTN
Acute chest syndrome
Cardiac
Chest Pain
Cardiac
LV outflow obstruction
Aortic root disection
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Tachyarrhytmias
Abnormal coronaries
Management in Asymptomatic
Children
Schematic approach to evaluation of pediatric patient with chest pain in whom the physical examination is normal. For details about
the various conditions, see text. Data from: Brenner, JI, Ringel, RE, Berman, MA. Cardiologic perspectives of chest pain in childhood:
a referral problem? To whom? Pediatr Clin North Am 1984; 31:1241.
Management in Symptomatic
Children
Schematic approach to evaluation of pediatric patient with chest pain in whom the physical examination is abnormal. For details about
the various conditions, see the text. Data from: Brenner, JI, Ringel, RE, Berman, MA. Cardiologic perspectives of chest pain in
childhood: a referral problem? To whom? Pediatr Clin North Am 1984; 31:1241.
References
• Selbst, SM. Chest pain in children.
Pediatrics 1985; 75: 1068.
• Geggel, Robert. Approachto chest pain in
children. www.uptodate.com