title: Respiratory chest pain: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Chest pain from respiratory causes is a common complaint and may indicate the presence of a serious or even life-threatening pathologic condition. Most chest pains are the result of irritation or inflammation of the parietal pleura, as the visceral pleura is insensate, although pain may arise from direct malignant invasion or trauma to the chest wall. Rapid recognition with appropriate understanding of the anatomy and physiology of chest pain from respiratory causes is vital to ensure timely and appropriate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK; Respiratory Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Fraser J H
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Brims
authors.forename: Helen E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Y C Gary
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D010994:Pleura / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000276:immunology / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology