What is Medicine - Cardiovascular History of Chest Pain

​Cardiovascular History – Chest Pain 
-Approach patient
-introduce yourself 
-take the patient’s name, date of birth and occupation 
-used SOCRATES when pain is mentioned. 
-Site
-Onset: when does the chest pain occur?
1)during rest / exertion 
2)exercise tolerance ( how far you can walk on flat, hill, stairs without discomfort or problem)
-character: sharp, crushing, dull, ache 
-radiation : arm, jaw, back 
-Associated with : sweating, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, loss of consciousness, palpitations 
-Timing : when is it worst, happens all day ( morning to night, waking from sleep)
-easing factors / aggravating factors – resting, GTN spray, influenced by meal,worse in the cold 
-severity: grade from 1to 10 1-very mild and 10 very severe.