Chest Pain

Question 1

Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms

Answer 1

tightness, SOB, nausea, worse on exertion (i.e. MI, angina)

Question 2

Dissection Symptoms

Answer 2

sudden tearing chest pain, back pain, WIDE mediastinum

Question 3

Most common cause of pneumonia in AIDs patients

Answer 3

pnuemococcus

Question 4

A cardiac work-up includes

Answer 4

CBC, troponin, x-ray, ekg

Question 5

Most common arrhythmia to cause chest pain?

Answer 5

atrial fibrillation

Question 6

Supraventricular tachycardia would present as

Answer 6

rapid HR

Question 7

Borhav’s Disorder

Answer 7

esophageal perforations which occur due to vomiting

Question 8

Marfan’s may predispose someone to

Answer 8

dissection, aneurysms

Question 9

Tall skinny people are more likely to get

Answer 9

pneumothorax

Question 10

Tension pneumothorax

Answer 10

one-way valve is formed by an area of damaged tissue causing steadily worsening oxygen shortage and hypotension, DEVIATION of trachea AWAY from lacerated side

Question 11

Tension pneumothorax treatment

Answer 11

Needle decompression followed by chest tube

Question 12

Pneumothorax treatment

Answer 12

Chest tube

Question 13

pneumomediastinum

Answer 13

air in mediastinum, can be caused by Valsava maneuver from cocaine and marijuana

Question 14

Most common valve disorder

Answer 14

mitral valve prolapse

Question 15

All patients complaining of chest pain receive

Answer 15

Chest X-ray, EKG, CBC chemistry, troponin

Question 16

Chest pain + stroke like symptoms

Answer 16

Dissection