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THE MERCK MANUAL MEDICAL LIBRARY: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
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Chest Pain
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Chest Pain

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Pulmonary, pleural, and chest wall disorders cause chest pain; examples are

  • Pneumonia
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pleuritis
  • Lung cancer
  • Rib fractures

Cardiac, GI and musculoskeletal disorders also cause chest pain. The evaluation of patients with chest pain is discussed in Approach to the Cardiac Patient: Chest Pain.

Last full review/revision July 2009 by Noah Lechtzin, MD, MHS

Content last modified July 2009

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