CPS CASE 200. A Complex Cause of Pleuritic Chest Pain

The clinical evaluation should initially determine whether there is a potentially life-threatening cause of chest pain, including pulmonary embolus, acute coronary syndrome, aortic dissection, or tension pneumothorax.

臨床評価は、まず、肺塞栓、急性冠症候群、大動脈解離あるいは緊張性気胸などの生命を脅かす胸痛の原因の有無を確認すべきだ。