Primary Concerns (Immediate Threat to Life)
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
- Aortic Dissection
- Tension Pneumothorax
- Pericardial Tamponade
Secondary Concerns
- Musculoskeletal:
- Costochondritis
- Trauma/Rib Fracture
- Postoperative Pain
- Cardiac:
- Pericarditis
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Pulmonary:
- Pneumonia
- Pleural Effusion
- GI:
- Esophageal Reflux
- Esophagitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Symptomatic Cholelithiasis
- Cholecystitis