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Causes of chest pain |
Cardiovascular - myocarditis , angina , MI , unstable angina , aortic aneurysm , mitral valve prolapse Respiratory - pulmonary embolism , pleuritis , pneumothorax , pneumonia Psychiatric - conversion disorder , malingering GI - GRD , peptic ulcer disease Musculoskeletal - costochondritis |
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Not Myocardial infarction if |
The patient can pinpoint the area of pain..knife life pain...mostly it could be due to musculoskeletal not MI |
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When u give nitroglycerin |
If pain becomes less it is then due to transient ischemia If the pain becomes worse then it is mostly due to GERD |
