Precordial chest pain of possible cardiogenic origin with or without hypotension

  • Diego Herrera Saludesa Ecuador
Keywords: emergency, triage, Manchester I, primary care, precordial chest pain

Abstract

Chest pain represents a diagnostic challenge for doctors who provide care in first-world emergency services and much more so for doctors who work in hospitals that lack laboratory and imaging studies that are essential for the modern approach. It represents between 5 and 20% of the reasons for medical emergencies.

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2023-10-31
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Herrera D. Precordial chest pain of possible cardiogenic origin with or without hypotension. PFR [Internet]. 2023Oct.31 [cited 2024Nov.21];8(Suplemento). Available from: https://practicafamiliarrural.org/index.php/pfr/article/view/282
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