Location of Pain
Across chest; may radiate to jaws and neck and down arms and back
What is the location of acute myocardial infarction pain?
What is the aggravating and relieving factors of a dissecting aortic aneurysm?
Sudden onset and not a pneumothorax or PE
What is the onset of a dissecting aortic aneurysm pain?
Pressure, burning, aching, tightness, choking
What are the characteristics of an acute myocardial infarction and/or angina?
What are other signs of acute myocardial infarction?
Lateral side of chest
What is the location of pneumothorax and/or pulmonary embolus pain?
Nothing relieving other than medications; worsened by anxiety and movement
What is the aggravating and relieving factors of an acute myocardial infarction?
Sudden onset or may be variable
What is the onset of pericarditis pain?
Crushing (but not always)
What are the characteristics of pulmonary embolus pain?
Dyspnoea, tachycardia, decreased breath sounds
What are signs of a pneumothorax?
Centre of chest; radiates into back; may radiate to abdomen
What is the location of of dissecting aortic aneurysm pain?
Relived by sitting up and forward; may be worse on deep breath and swallowing
What is the aggravating and relieving factors of pericarditis?
Sudden onset; lasts more than 30 minutes to 1 hour
What is the onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction pain?
Pleuritic, tearing
What are the characteristics of pneumothorax pain?
Cyanosis, dyspnoea, hypoxaemia, haemoptosys
What are signs of a pulmonary embolus?
Substernal; may radiate to jaw and neck and down arms and back
What is the location of angina pain?
Breathing
What is an aggravating factor of both a pneumothorax and a pulmonary embolus?
Sudden onset and not a dissecting aortic aneurysm
What is the onset of pneumothorax or pulmonary embolus pain?
Excruciating, tearing
What are the characteristics of dissecting aortic aneurysm pain?
A blood pressure difference between right and left arms
What is a sign of a dissecting aortic aneurysm?
Retrosternal; may radiate up neck and down left arm
What is the location of pericarditis pain?
Lying down, eating, stress, cold weather, smoking, anger, hunger, worry
What are the aggravating factors of angina?
Sudden onset; lasts only a few minutes
What is the onset of angina pain?
Sharp, kinfelike
What are the characteristics of pericarditis pain?
Phlebitis, DVT, recent surgery
What are risk factors of pulmonary embolus?