'Everything's fine, so why does it happen?' A qualitative investigation of patients' perceptions of noncardiac chest pain [PDF]
, 2015 Aims and objectives. To examine patients’ perceptions and experiences of noncardiac chest pain, within the framework of the common sense model. Background.
Norman, P., Thompson, A.R., Webster, R.
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Severe chest allodynia as an unusual first presentation of hydatid disease. A case report [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide zoonosis and the liver is the most commonly affected organ. Clinical manifestations range from completely asymptomatic cysts to a potential lethal cyst rupture and anaphylaxis.
Caruso, Damiano +6 more
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Global Heart, 2023 Background: Chest pain misinterpretation is the leading cause of pre-hospital delay in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study aims to identify and differentiate the chest pain characteristics associated with ACS.
Mifetika Lukitasari +5 more
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Chest pain caused by multiple exostoses of the ribs: A case report and a review of literature [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this paper is to report an exceptional case of multiple internal exostoses of the ribs in a young patient affected by multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) coming to our observation for chest pain as the only symptom of an intra-thoracic ...
Calderaro, Cosma +8 more
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Resource Utilization Reduction for Evaluation of Chest Pain in Pediatrics Using a Novel Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP) [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Chest pain is a common reason for referral to pediatric cardiologists. Although pediatric chest pain is rarely attributable to serious cardiac pathology, extensive and costly evaluation is often performed.
Friedman, Kevin G. +7 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Myocardial infarction (MI) patients presenting without chest pain are a diagnostic challenge. They receive suboptimal prehospital management and have high mortality.
Amalie Lykkemark Møller +11 more
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Acute chest pain - A prospective population based study of contacts to Norwegian emergency medical communication centres [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Acute chest pain is a frequently occurring symptom in patients with medical emergencies and imposes potentially life threatening situations outside hospitals.
Burman, Robert Anders +2 more
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Multivariate modeling to identify patterns in clinical data: the example of chest pain [PDF]
, 2011 Background In chest pain, physicians are confronted with numerous interrelationships between symptoms and with evidence for or against classifying a patient into different diagnostic categories. The aim of our study was to find natural groups of patients
Oliver Hirsch +5 more
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Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces [PDF]
, 2020 A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden onset shortness of breath. A diagnosis of bilateral catamenial pneumothoraces was made following chest radiograph. Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax that
Sampson, Christopher S., White, Kathleen
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, 2017 "A 55-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes was admitted for chest pain and was diagnosed with Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
Balla, Sudarshan
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