Editing Pain (section)

===Diagnostic aid===
Pain is a symptom of many medical conditions. Knowing the time of onset, location, intensity, pattern of occurrence (continuous, intermittent, etc.), exacerbating and relieving factors, and quality (burning, sharp, etc.) of the pain will help the examining physician to accurately diagnose the problem. For example, chest pain described as extreme heaviness may indicate [[myocardial infarction]], while chest pain described as tearing may indicate [[aortic dissection]].<ref name="pmid9786377">{{cite journal | vauthors = Panju AA, Hemmelgarn BR, Guyatt GH, Simel DL | title = The rational clinical examination. Is this patient having a myocardial infarction? | journal = JAMA | volume = 280 | issue = 14 | pages = 1256–1263 | date = October 1998 | pmid = 9786377 | doi = 10.1001/jama.280.14.1256 }}</ref><ref name="pmid1020750">{{cite journal | vauthors = Slater EE, DeSanctis RW | title = The clinical recognition of dissecting aortic aneurysm | journal = The American Journal of Medicine | volume = 60 | issue = 5 | pages = 625–633 | date = May 1976 | pmid = 1020750 | doi = 10.1016/0002-9343(76)90496-4 }}</ref>