chest pain Flashcards
1
Q
describe pleural pain
A
sharp, stabbing and intensified by inspiration or coughing
2
Q
common causes of pleuritic chest pain
A
PE
pneumonia
pneumothorax
fractured ribs
3
Q
describe chest wall pain due to direct invasion by lung cancer, mesothelioma or rib metastasis
A
dull, aching or gnawing, unrelated to respiration, progressively worsens and disrupts sleep
4
Q
what is a dull, aching retrosternal pain that disturbs sleep a feature of?
A
cancer invading the mediastinal LN or an enlarging thymoma
