Game 2: list all causes of chest pain

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Coastal chondritis-- Pectoral muscle tendon atttachment becomes inflammed> patient percieves chest pain...

GERD--LES becomes incompetent> reflux of gastric acid and minimal mucous production> again patient percieves chest pain!
 
spontaneous pneumothorax

(lung bleb rupture --> pleuritic chest pain (irritated parietal pleura))


Myocardial infarction
Dissecting aortic aneurysm
Pericarditis with tamponade
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Pneumonia
Tension pneumothorax
Rupture esophagus (Boorhave’s syndrome)
 
Coastal chondritis-- Pectoral muscle tendon atttachment becomes inflammed> patient percieves chest pain...

GERD--LES becomes incompetent> reflux of gastric acid and minimal mucous production> again patient percieves chest pain!

:laugh: It is only coastal when they get their costochondritis while at the beach.
 
Diffuse esophageal spasm
 
shingles
rib fracture
achalasia
 
Sudden release of a golf ball from a garden hose becoming lodged in the esophagus above the LES.
 
your gf of 4 years cheating on you
 
fun fact - costochondritis is also known as Tietze's syndrome
 
The thought that after incurring almost 250 G's of med school debt some well-wishing but misguided Democratic nominee will replace the entire system with a gov't funded single-payer... medicaid for all.

Come to think of it that makes me diaphoretic as well.
 
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