MEDICINE
CARDIOLOGY
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pericarditis
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acute myocardial infarction.
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aortic dissection.
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pulmonary embolism.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening cause of noncardiac chest pain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pericarditis is swelling and irritation of the thin, saclike tissue surrounding the heart (pericardium). Pericarditis often causes sharp chest pain. The chest pain occurs when the irritated layers of the pericardium rub against each other. Pericarditis is usually mild and goes away without treatment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Current emergency department standard-of-care (SOC) workup for low-risk chest pain patients often involves serial cardiac enzyme tests, serial ECGs, and a cardiac stress test.
Detailed explanation-4: -Infection (viral, bacterial, parasitic, or fungal and, in people with AIDS. If untreated, it can cause Heart attack. Heart surgery (postpericardiotomy syndrome) Systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatoid arthritis. Kidney failure. Chest injury. Cancer (such as leukemia. More items