LOW CHEST AND UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN
Authors: Wm. M. Ballinger
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 February 1939LOW CHEST AND UPPER ABDOMINAL PAINWM. M. BALLINGER, A.B., M.D., F.A.C.P.WM. M. BALLINGER, A.B., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-8-1223 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSevere pain in the lower chest and upper abdomen is a symptom common to many affections involving several different systems of the body. Cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract as well as certain lesions of the central nervous system may frequently produce pain in the upper abdomen or lower chest or both. Thus pain in the lower chest may be due to disease of the heart, lungs or pleura on the one hand, or it may be caused by gastrointestinal lesions alone. Likewise upper abdominal pain may be due to disease located either below or above...References1. SMITH FM: Coronary artery disease, in Cyclopedia of Medicine, F. A. Davis Co., 1932, Vol. 3. Google Scholar2. HERRICK J: List of 28 diseases diagnosed as coronary thrombosis, Jr. Med. Soc. N. J., 1935, xxxii, 590. Google Scholar3. HIBBES JH: Angina pectoris: a review and an analysis, Internat. Clin., 1936, iii, 46. Google Scholar4. RIVERSCARLSON ABLA: Some extra gastric causes of dyspepsia, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1937, xxi, 645. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. DUNPHYZOLLINGER JER: Mesenteric vascular occlusion, New England Jr. Med., 1934, ccxi, 708. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SEYMOURLIEBOW WBAA: "Abdominal intermittent claudication" and narrowing of the celiac and mesenteric arteries, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1033. Google Scholar7. DUNPHY JE: Abdominal pain of vascular origin, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxcii, 109. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. WEISS E: Symptoms of heart failure in hypertension, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1937, xxi, 1049. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. BROOKS H: The abdominal signs and symptoms of thoracic disease, Rev. Gastroenterol., 1936, iii, 143. Google Scholar10. VINSON PP: The differential diagnosis of lesions involving the lower end of the esophagus, Rev. Gastroenterol., 1936, iii, 347. Google Scholar11. HELDGOLDBLOOM IWAA: Hiatus hernia, Rev. Gastroenterol., 1936, iii, 291. Google Scholar12. FRIEDENWALDMORRISON JS: The clinical significance of abdominal pain, Internat Clin., 1937, ii, 47. Google Scholar13. WHITE PD: Errors in the interpretation of cardiovascular symptoms and signs, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, ix, 1703. Google Scholar14. GAUSS H: The interrelationship of gastrointestinal and renal disease, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, ix, 1373. Google Scholar15. WIER JF: Pancreatitis, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1937, xii, 675. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. RIVERSCARLSON ABLA: Some extra gastric causes of dyspepsia, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1937, xxi, 645. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. STEIGMANNSINGER FHA: Spontaneous pneumothorax simulating acute abdominal affections, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxcii, 67. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. NACHLAS IW: Pseudo-angina pectoris originating in the cervical spine, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, ciii, 323. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. TURNEROPPENHEIMER ELA: A common lesion of the cervical spine responsible for segmental neuritis, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, x, 427. Google Scholar20. COMROE BI: Non-surgical cases of acute abdominal pain, Ann. Surg., 1935, ci, 438. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. KAMPMEIER RH: Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxcii, 97. CrossrefGoogle Scholar22. SCARF M: Gastrointestinal manifestation of hyperthyroidism, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1936, xxi, 12. Google Scholar23. BURNETT CT: Pain and pain equivalents in heart disease, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1156. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Read before the Post-Graduate Clinic, Georgetown University College of Medicine, September 15, 1937. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1939Volume 12, Issue 8Page: 1223-1232KeywordsAbdominal painCardiovascular diseasesCardiovascular therapyCentral nervous systemGastrointestinal tractHeart diseasesLesionsLungsPulmonary diseasesThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...