NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN
Of pts presenting with chest pain, 30% have an esophageal source rather than angina. History and physical examination often cannot distinguish cardiac from noncardiac pain. Exclude cardiac disease first. Causes include the following: gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal motility disorders, peptic ulcer disease, gallstones, psychiatric disease (anxiety, panic attacks, depression).
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623552/all/NONCARDIAC_CHEST_PAIN.
NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623552/all/NONCARDIAC_CHEST_PAIN. Accessed October 10, 2024.
NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623552/all/NONCARDIAC_CHEST_PAIN
NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2024 October 10]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623552/all/NONCARDIAC_CHEST_PAIN.
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