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...

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... Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 1) 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 challeng...

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... of Dyspnea , decreased Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 2) 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 .....

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... Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 3) 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 (Part 4) 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...

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... cardiac examination should seek pericardial rubs, Chapter 013. Chest Discomfort (Part 6) Acute Chest Discomfort In patients with acute chest discomfort, the clinician must first assess the ... sounds. Pressure on the chest wall may reproduce symptoms in patients with musculoskeletal causes of chest pain; it is important that the clinician ask the patient if the che...

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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...

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... dehydration and a feeling of emptiness but has little impact on caloric balance. Chapter 076. Eating Disorders (Part 5) An algorithm for basic treatment decisions regarding patients with anorexia

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... Chapter 038. Dysphagia (Part 5) Diseases of the striated muscle often also involve the cervical part of the

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... Gastrointestinal loss: vomiting, tube drainage, fistula, obstruction, diarrhea Chapter 046. Sodium and Water (Part 5) Hypovolemia: Treatment The therapeutic goals are to restore normovolemia

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