How To Approach A Patient With Chest Pain Like An Expert [The 4-2-1 Rule]

Master the approach to chest pain in this step-by-step guide and learn the 4-2-1 rule to help remember the main emergent causes to chest pain.

Chest pain can be caused by many different diagnoses, some of which are life threatening while others can be less urgent. It is important to be able to distinguish between them.

Having a systematic method for approaching chest pain can help make sure you are appropriately managing the patient and not missing an emergent diagnosis.

Learn an easy way to remember the emergent causes including acute coronary syndrome, aortic dissection, pericarditis/myocarditis, pericardial effusion/tamponade, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, and esophageal perforation.

Video includes history taking strategies, physical examination considerations, diagnostic work up guide, risk stratification tools, and board exam medical prep.

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