Causes of chest pain

Question 1

What is pancreatitis?

Answer 1

inflammation of the pancreas

Question 2

What causes pancreatitis?

Answer 2

Excessive alcohol consumption
gallstones
medicinal side effect

Question 3

What are symptoms of pancreatitis?

Answer 3

• Severe pain and/or tenderness and swelling in the centre of the tummy
• vomiting/sickness

Question 4

How is pancreatitis diagnosed?

Answer 4

blood test at a hospital

Question 5

How is pancreatitis managed?

Answer 5

• Analgesia
• Oxygen
• Antibiotics for infected pancreas

Question 6

What is a peptic ulcer?

Answer 6

a lesion in the lining of the digestive tract (ie. stomach or duodenum) caused by the digestive action of pepsin and stomach acid

Question 7

What type of pain do patients with peptic ulcers experience?

Answer 7

Burning

Hunger pains

Question 8

How are peptic ulcers managed?

Answer 8

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Question 9

What is cholecystitis?

Answer 9

inflammation of the gall bladder

Question 10

What causes cholecystitis?

Answer 10

gallstone blocks the cystic duct

Question 11

What harm does cholecystitis do?

Answer 11

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Question 12

What causes gallstones?

Answer 12

unusually high levels of cholesterol and bilirubin inside the gallbladder cause tiny crystals to develop

Question 13

What is bilary colic?

Answer 13

something blocks the normal flow of bile from the gallbladder

Question 14

How is cholecystitis managed?

Answer 14

rest, intravenous fluids and antibiotics

Question 15

What is cardiac tamponade?

Answer 15

fluid in the pericardium builds up, resulting in compression of the heart

Question 16

What are the symptoms of cardiac tamponade?

Answer 16

Sharp pain in the chest with trouble breathing

restlessness and anxiety

Question 17

What is the treatment for cardiac tamponade?

Answer 17

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Question 18

What is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)?

Answer 18

stomach acid moves up into the oesophagus

Question 19

What causes gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)?

Answer 19

weakening of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LOS).

Question 20

How can gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and oesophageal related pain be differentiated from cardiac chest pain?

Answer 20

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Question 21

How do gastric ulcer pain and duodenal ulcer differentiate in terms of pain?

Answer 21

in gastric ulcer the pain worsens when eating, while in duodenal ulcer there is an improvement