title: Assessment and treatment of chest pain.
abstract: Chest pain is one of the main reasons for emergency admission to hospital in the UK. Jackie Tough examines the causes and treatment of chest pain and offers a structured system for taking the patient's history.
authors.affiliation: James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. jackie.tough@stees.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tough
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000075202:Contraindications; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods