Using a structured clinical assessment to identify the cause of chest pain.

This article outlines the main causes of chest pain and describes the aspects of chest pain assessment, including patient history-taking, physical examination and clinical investigations. Assessing chest pain requires healthcare practitioners to have knowledge of its causes and pathophysiology, the use of structured assessment tools and the latest evidence-based guidelines. PMID: 31468790 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Nursing Standard - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Nurs Stand Source Type: research