Chest Discomfort: A Confusing Symptom

Chest discomfort and abnormal chest radiograph.

Esophageal Ascariasis with Retrosternal Chest Discomfort.

Ascariasis is one of the most well known helminthic parasite affecting humans. Esophageal asacariasis is extremely rare. We present a case of esophageal ascariasis manifesting as retrosternal chest discomfort.

Safety and efficiency of emergency department assessment of chest discomfort.

BACKGROUND Most Canadian emergency departments use an unstructured, individualized approach to patients with chest pain, without data to support the safety and efficiency of this practice. We sought to determine the proportions of patients with chest discomfort in emergency departments who either had acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and were inappropriately discharged from the emergency department...

The utility of gestures in patients with chest discomfort.

PURPOSE Patient gestures are thought to be useful in determining the etiology of chest discomfort. We sought to determine the utility of certain patient gestures in the diagnosis of ischemic chest discomfort or myocardial infarction. METHODS We performed a prospective observational study of 202 patients admitted with chest discomfort. Patients were observed for the Levine Sign (clenched fist ...

Role of Rabeprazole on Chest Discomfort of Uncertain Origin

Chest discomfort is a common challenge to clinicians; conditions vary from benign to life threatening. The differential diagnosis includes and overlaps cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neuromusculoskeletal & psychiatric problems, all requiring careful history and thorough investigations. However, a significant number of cases remain undiagnosed despite meticulous investigations an...