Saturday, November 05, 2005

Causes of Chest Pain



Chest Pain

Non-Cardiac
Pulmonary
  • pulmonary embolus
  • pleuritis
  • pneumothorax
  • COPD
Gastrointestinal
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases (GERD)
  • esophageal ulcer
  • peptic ulcer disease
  • Boerhaave's syndrome
  • Mallory Weiss Tear
Musculoskeletal

Chostochondritis

Other

psychiatric

Cardiac
  • myocardial infarction
    • ST elevation MI
    • non-ST elevation MI
  • Angina
    • stable angina
    • unstable angina
  • pericarditis
  • tamponade
  • myocarditis

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