Open AccessNon-Cardiac Chest Pain: management in the Ambulatory Clinic setting
Author(s) -
David Lanham,
J Lanham
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0770
Subject(s) - medicine , chest pain , ambulatory , complaint , medical diagnosis , intensive care medicine , pain management , physical therapy , medical emergency , radiology , political science , law
Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is a common presenting complaint which can be better managed. This requires the recognition of clinical sub-groups with investigation and treatment tailored accordingly. The aim of this paper is to encourage more accurate diagnoses and the better recognition of the source of chest pain. We discuss the appropriate investigations and management of each clinical sub-group.