Chest pain

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Differentiating Chest pain from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Chest Pain in Pregnancy
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Study of Choice
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [3]

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Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | EKG | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery

Related Chapters

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• Chronic stable angina
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• Pulmonary embolism
• Pneumonia
• Costochondritis
• Cardiogenic shock
• The Patient History in Cardiovascular Disease
• Diagnosis Wikidoc: Chest Pain no ST elevation
• Diagnosis WikiDoc:Chest Pain
• Pleuritic chest pain
• GERD
• Dysphagia

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