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Why Would I Be Refereed To The Chest Pain Clinic?
the hospital has asked the chest pain clinic to see me as my blood test and ECG were all clear why would i be refered there?
Tue, 1 Mar 2011
Hi. Apart from cardiac causes the following are the other causes of chest pain that also needs to be evaluated:
Broken or bruised ribs
Pleuritis or pleurisy
Pneumothorax
Shingles
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolus
Angina
Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Pericarditis
The aorta and aortic dissection
The esophagus and reflux esophagitis
Referred abdominal pain
Since your ecg was normal they might have asked you to visit the pain clinic to pinpoint the other cause.
Broken or bruised ribs
Pleuritis or pleurisy
Pneumothorax
Shingles
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolus
Angina
Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Pericarditis
The aorta and aortic dissection
The esophagus and reflux esophagitis
Referred abdominal pain
Since your ecg was normal they might have asked you to visit the pain clinic to pinpoint the other cause.
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