CHEST PAIN SECONDRY TO MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION Chest pain Chest cavity is a space in the body that occurs at the top of the abdominopelvic or peritoneal cavity and between the neck and epigastric region, where most organs of various systems including some fetal parts occur. Anatomically it consists of many sub small cavities such as pleural cavity (area between the double folded membrane surrounding each lung) and mediastenum (space between but outside the two lungs) where the heart locates. Chest
Scholarly Assignment on an 46-year-old male with chest pain Chest pains is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department (Czarnecki, Wang, Tu, Lee, Schull, Lau, Farkouh, Wijeysundera, Ko, 2014, p. 289). It can be cause by various conditions, including mild to chronic diseases or illnesses, viruses, strokes or heart attacks. Subjective A middle-aged, 46-year-old male patient is complaining of chest pain, upon being brought to the urgent clinic. He recalls that he was
symptoms of heart problems are very important because it will tell you that something is wrong, and there is something that you need to consult with your doctor about. If you properly recognize the signs and symptoms that may indicate a heart problem, you have given yourself a big deal of time to save your life. Once symptoms occur frequently or become severe, or if there are any new symptoms that transpired, consult with your doctor immediately. Symptoms of heart problems
Clinical care standards (2014) for patients, who experience chest pain, need to be assessed within a 10 minute time frame. Immediate management and assessment including a 12 lead ECG will provide evidence in whether a patient with chest pain is indeed having a cardiac, plueretic or musculoskeletal event. Chest pain has many definitions ranging from either stabbing, dull, crushing or burning. In certain cases, the pain travels up the neck, the jaw, can radiate through to the back or down one or
who came to the ER with the chief complaint of chest pain. He was then diagnosed with Non-ST Elevation MI (NSTEMI). After assessing my patient, I found that all findings were within defined limits such as his lung, heart and bowel sounds. Some problems I found though were that he was a smoker and his lab values showed he was at a high 6.7 risk for coronary artery disease. Because of these findings I believe potential problems include acute pain, altered tissue perfusion, and activity intolerance
Then, check the patient’s breathing. Determining the respiratory rate, inspecting movement of the chest wall, measuring pulse oximeter and using the stethoscope to auscultate the lung sounds are the possible way to check if the breathing of the patient is sufficient (Thim et al., 2012). Next, check the circulation. Skin changes, such as check the colour and sweating, relate to the circulatory problems. Also, heart auscultation, blood pressure measuring and electrocardiography monitoring should be
experiencing chest pain require immediate assessment, including a twelve lead ECG within the time frame of ten minutes, will provide vital evidence of a cardiac, plueretic or musculoskeletal event (Acute Coronary Care Clinical care standards 2014). Chest pain is posed as life threatening-has many definitions ranging from either stabbing, dull, crushing or burning. In certain cases, pain travels up the neck, the jaw, can radiate to the back or down one or both arms. Many different problems can cause
evaluate a problem, find a solution, and review the effectiveness of the end result. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the problem solving skills and steps that were involved in the decision making process utilized to determine the need for expansion of the Emergency Room Dept., inclusive of a Chest Pain Center at a major hospital. A brief background of the root cause of this particular challenge will be proffered. An explanation as to how the problem was resolved,
Chief Complains: “My chest hurts, and I am hard to breathe” History of Present Illness: Mr. XXXX is a 44 years old Caucasian male, a general construction worker who works on a nearby highway for the bridge project, and checked in this urgent care center for complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath (SOB). The chest pain is constant dull and pressure like pain, and started 3 hours ago. The pain is located on the center of chest. He rates the pain 4 out of 10 on a pain scale 0 to 10 while
Pleurisy, Infection, Causes, Symptoms, Chest, Lungs Page Description: Pleurisy is a condition of infection caused due to virus that results from inflammation of lungs and chest. Viral infection is one of the main causes of viral infection. Pleuritic pain is the main symptom of pleurisy that can be severe and stabbing in chest. Text: { Pleurisy Pleurisy is a condition caused due to viral infection. This infection is the result of swelling of lungs and chest linings. Pleura is a double layered membrane;