scholarly journals Intravenous Morphine and Chest Pain

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 464-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Richard Conti
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Intravenous Morphine

scholarly journals An unusual cause of ‘pleuritic’ chest pain

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-82
Author(s):  
Evelyn S Tan ◽  
◽  
Pierre J Willemse ◽  
Ahmed H Abdelhafiz ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Exercise Tolerance ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
Isosorbide Mononitrate ◽  
Past Medical History ◽  
Pleuritic Chest Pain ◽  
Intravenous Morphine ◽  
Drug History ◽  
History Of

A 77 year old man presented to A&E with sudden onset left sided chest pain. This chest pain was severe enough to wake him up from sleep in the early hours of the morning. The pain was pleuritic in nature and severe enough to require administration of intravenous morphine. He had a past medical history of ischaemic heart disease (1997), pulmonary embolism (1997), and left sided pnuemothorax (1998). Drug history consisted of lansoprazole 30mg od, isosorbide mononitrate 60mg od, nicorandil 10mg bd, aspirin 75mg od, beclomethasone 100 inhaler 1 puff bd, salbutamol 100 inhaler prn and combivent nebuliser qds. He was a retired miner, having worked for 40 years underground. There was also a 20 pack year smoking history although he had stopped for 20 years. He was independent and had a 100 to 200 yard exercise tolerance on the flat. Observations showed respiratory rate of 18, temperature of 36.5 degrees Celsius, BP 133/69, oxygen saturation of 98% on air and a regular pulse of 70 beats per minute. Clinical examination did not reveal any abnormality, with no abdominal or chest wall tenderness.

Hearthurn not chest pain, is the mest common symptoms in response to esophageal distension in normal subjects

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A222-A223 ◽  
Author(s):  
T TAKEDA ◽  
J LIU ◽  
A GUI ◽  
G KASSAB ◽  
R MITTAL
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Normal Subjects

Suspect Cocaine Use in Patients With Chest Pain

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
SHERRY BOSCHERT
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Cocaine Use

MI Presentation Different in Kidney Disease: Only 44% Have Chest Pain

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
MARY ANN MOON
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Kidney Disease

313 Prognostic implications of semi-supine exercise stress echocardiography for the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency room

1999 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. S26-S26
Author(s):  
P LANCELLOTTI ◽  
E HOFFER ◽  
H APPELTANS ◽  
A GHUYSEN ◽  
V DORIO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Exercise Stress ◽  
Exercise Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Prognostic Implications

Standardized Chest Pain Pathway Improved Outcomes

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Pain Pathway

Should I prefer chest pain over leg pain?

VASA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-77
Author(s):  
Minar
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Leg Pain

Prevalence rate and predictors of panic disorder among chest pain patients

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Elsayed ◽  
G. Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Pain Patients
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