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Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort
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Harrison's Internal Medicine > Part 2. Cardinal Manifestations and
Presentation of Diseases > Section 1. Pain > Chapter 13. Chest Discomfort ...
Presentation of Diseases > Section 1. Pain > Chapter 13. Chest Discomfort
Chest Discomfort: Introduction
Chest discomfort is one of the most common challe...
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 7) pps
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with chest pain and a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram. J Am Coll Cardiol 46:928,
2005
Tsai TT et al: Acute aortic syndromes. Circulation 205:3802, 2005
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort
(Part ... condition. Appropriate tests
include a chest CT scan with contrast, MRI, or transesophageal echocardiography.
Guidelines and Critical Pathways for Acute Chest Discomfort
Guidelin...
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 2) pdf
... of
Dyspnea
, decreased
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort
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Angina Pectoris
(See also Chap. 237) The chest discomfort of myocardial ischemia is a
visceral discomfort that is usually ... intensity
rather than quality.
Table 13-2 Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest
Discomfort
Condition Durati
on
Qualit
y
Location
Associat
ed Features
.....
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 3) pdf
... Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort
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Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction
(See also Chaps. 238 and ...
nausea, and light-headedness.
The physical examination may be completely normal in patients with chest
discomfort due to ischemic heart disease. Careful auscultation during ischemic
episodes may ... inflammation (e.g., myocardial infarction or
uremia) and cardia...
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... Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort
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Pulmonary Embolism
(See also Chap. 256) Chest pain due to pulmonary embolism is believed to
be ... departments with
acute chest discomfort have panic disorder or other emotional conditions. The
symptoms in these populations are highly variable, but frequently the discomfort is
described ... biliary disease, and pancreatitis. Th...
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 5) docx
... chest discomfort, with the diagnostic entities that are most
important for consideration at each stage of the evaluation.
Table 13-3 Considerations in the Assessment of the Patient with Chest ... evaluation.
Table 13-3 Considerations in the Assessment of the Patient with Chest
Discomfort
1. Could the chest discomfort be due to an acute, potentially life-
threatening con...
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 6) pptx
... cardiac examination should seek pericardial rubs,
Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort
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Acute Chest Discomfort
In patients with acute chest discomfort, the clinician must first assess the ... adults with chest discomfort that is not due
to an obvious traumatic cause. In such patients, the presence of
electrocardiographic changes consistent with ischemia or infarc...
Chapter 005. Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (Part 1) pps
... Chapter 005. Principles of Clinical
Pharmacology
(Part 1)
Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 5. Principles of Clinical
Pharmacology ... and therefore inevitable, accompaniment of drug
therapy, this is not the case. The goal of this chapter is to describe the principles of
clinical pharmacology that can be used for the safe and ... occurs to achieve drug effects....
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Chapter 016. Back and Neck Pain
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Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 16. Back and Neck Pain
Back and Neck Pain: Introduction ... Introduction
The importance of back and neck pain in our society is underscored by the
following: (1) the cost of back pain in the United States is ~$100 billion annually,...
Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin (Part 1) ppsx
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Causes (%)
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iagnosed
Causes
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Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin
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Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 19. Fever of Unknown Origin
Definition and ... diagnostic categories.
Source: Modified from de Kleijn et al., 1997 (Part I).
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