Nursing Care Plan for Chest Pain
Chest pain is feeling pain / bad that disrupt the chest area and often the pain is projected on the chest wall. Chest pain varies from person to person. It may feel like a sharp, stabbing pain or a dull ache. While chest pain may be a sign of a serious heart-related problem, it may also have other common, non–life-threatening causes. Causes of Chest Pain heart attack angina—chest pain due to blockages in the blood vessels leading to your heart pericarditis—inflammation of the sac around the heart myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle cardiomyopathy—heart muscle disease aortic dissection—a rare condition involving rupture of the heart’s main artery Signs and symptoms that commonly accompany chest pain are: Heartburn Headache Pain is projected to arms, neck, back Diaphoresis / cold sweat Shortness of breath Tachycardia Pale Skin Difficulty sleeping (insomnia) Nausea, Vomiting, Anorexia Anxiety, restlessness, focus on yourself Weakness Tense face, moaning...