(Reuters Health) - Asking patients in the emergency room to rate their pain on a visual scale or to rank it from zero to 10 doesn’t really convey what the patient is feeling, suggests a study from ...

No-appointment 'rapid access' chest pain clinics are increasingly being used for the identification of first cases of angina, a primary manifestation of coronary heart disease. The success of these ...

This series of cases offers an opportunity for you to work through the diagnostic process, determining what tests to order and which questions to ask. A discussion link is provided below to facilitate ...

There can be many possible causes for pain on the right side of the chest. In fact, it’s one of the most common reasons people visit the emergency room, says Dr. Stephen Keithahn, an internist at the ...

Dr. Bethany L. Bartley (Pediatrics): A 22-year-old woman was seen in the pediatric pulmonary clinic of this hospital because of chest pain, cough, and dyspnea on exertion. The patient had been well ...

Dr. Daniel A. Zlotoff: A 44-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of shortness of breath and chest pain. Eight days before admission — and 3 days after her husband had begun to have ...

For people with heart disease, it’s been thought that inserting a stent was the best way to treat sudden chest pain during exercise. But a landmark study suggests that this invasive procedure might ...