MANAGING THE PATIENT WITH ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN

Authors
SNAPE WJ BRUNTON SA
Citation
Wj. Snape et Sa. Brunton, MANAGING THE PATIENT WITH ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN, Hospital practice, 32(4), 1997, pp. 159
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Hospital practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
87502836
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-2836(1997)32:4<159:MTPWAC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Since angina and heartburn can feel the same, excluding cardiac diseas e may be the first order of business. That done, clinical findings and laboratory tests can help identify the esophageal disturbance. Gastri c acid reflux, motility disorders, and visceral nerve hypersensitivity alone or in combination can cause chest pain, and each may call for a different pharmacologic regimen.