Let's talk about Acute causes of chest pain!
mnemonic:CHEST MAPPPED
Cardiac anoxia (ie, ischemia or infarction)
Hematological (e.g., sickle cell chest crisis)
Esophagus (ie, spasm, esophagitis, rupure)
Spinal (ie, nerve root damage, spinal column disease)
Trachea or bronchus
Mediastinum: infection or mediastinal emphysema
Aorta: Dissection or aneurysm
Parietal surfaces (ie, pleural, pericardial, diaphragm)
Pulmonary embolus
Pneumonia
Extra-thoracic organs (eg, stomach, gallbladder, liver,
pancreas)
Diseases of viral origin (eg, epidemic pleurodynia, herpes
Zoster, costochondritis)
In case of chest pain which have Acute onsetconset cause must be excluded.Also exclude pulmonary embolism if there is risk factors.
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