Assessment Screening of Chest Pain in Primary Setting: A Review
Faisal Suliman Algaows *
King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Iskan PHC, Saudi Arabia.
Saud Saad A Albishi
Primary Health Care Center for Charts Al-Sharia, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Dayel A. Alshahrani
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Rajab Alkhalaf
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Heba Hesham Nezamadeen
Kakai Primary Health Care Center, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Saud Alasmari
Armed Forces Hospital- Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Salman Fihat Alanazi
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Hussain Fayiz Alhowaish
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Nuha Abdulaziz Alharbi
Batha Quraish Primary Healthcare Center, Saudi Arabia.
Turki Abdullah N Aldosari
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia.
Sawsan Jawad Alsalem
King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Asem Abdullah Ahmed Murshed
North-Western State Medical University Named after I.I. Mechnikov, Russia.
Ibtihal masad aljohani
Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Leena Mohammed Alzakry
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Chest pain can be caused by a variety of illnesses, ranging from benign and self-limiting to significant or life-threatening. Before a doctor examines more benign reasons, a workup must focus on ruling out significant pathology. The words "dull," "deep," "pressure," and "squeezing" are commonly used to describe visceral discomfort. Visceral pain generally has a diffuse distribution pattern, making it difficult for the patient to pinpoint a precise location. chest discomfort accounts for 1.5 percent of all consultations in primary care. The age group 45 to 64 years has the highest prevalence of chest pain consultations. Patients with suspected Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) should be diagnosed and treated as soon as feasible. While most patients are sent to the hospital, an electrocardiogram (ECG) is the sole examination necessary in primary care. In this review we will be looking at chest pain incident in primary care, and also we’ll be making overview to the etiology and diagnosis of the disease.
Keywords: Chest discomfort, immediate treatment, chest pain.