Chest Pain

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  • Zakipoor, Mir Masoud Nursing (BS), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract:

اغلب بیماران می پندارند که درد قفسه (Chest Pain) نشانگر به سکته قلبی است. البته الزاماً این طور نیست، درد ممکن است منشا ریوی، معده - روده ای، روانی یا ماهیچه ای - استخوانی داشته باشد، وقتی دو مورد و یا بیشتر از آن با هم همراه شوند، علائم بروز می کند. همه اینها تشخیص درد سینه را مشکل می سازد. فقط با جداکردن علائم فردی و بیماریهای مربوط به آن می توانید یک تصویر تشخیصی معین و واضحی را ترسیم کنید. 

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Journal title

volume 2  issue 2

pages  7- 13

publication date 1992-08

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