Does Asthma Cause Chest Pain
Health Encyclopedia: Chest Pain
Chest pain is discomfort or pain that you feel anywhere along the front of your body between your neck and upper abdomen.
Alternative Names
Chest tightness or pressure; Chest discomfort
Considerations
Many people with chest pain fear a
Expert & Community Posts
Breathless in Beijing: Olympics 2008
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...listening especially to see how the athletes with asthma do with the unique challenges presented... Read more »
Olympians with GERD
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...Games. I have seen a great deal of information on asthma and Olympic athletes but almost nothing... Read more »
Health Guide
Chest pain
...often be treated at home. Try acetaminophen or ibuprofen, ice, heat, and rest. If you know you have asthma or angina, follow the instructions of your doctor and take your medications regularly... Read more »Chinese restaurant syndrome
Hot dog headache; Glutamate-induced asthma; MSG (monosodium glutamate) syndrome Treatment Treatment will depend upon the symptoms. Most -- such as headache or... Read more »Chinese restaurant syndrome
Hot dog headache; Glutamate-induced asthma; MSG (monosodium glutamate) syndrome Symptoms Headache Flushing Sweating Sense of facial... Read more »Infant Acid Reflux and Infant GERD symptoms
...nose, stuffy nose, frequent upper respiratory infections, sinus infections, bronchitis, croup, wheezing asthma, night cough, throat clearing, noisy or labored breathing/stidor, hoarse or deep... Read more »Thallium and sestamibi stress tests
...invalidate the test results. Medications that you may need to stop taking before the test include some asthma medicines and medicines for chest pain (angina); check with your doctor. If you take... Read more »
Medications
...meter, use it daily, and promptly report worsening asthma (such as readings in the yellow/red... Read more »
...allergens, irritants, smoking, and other factors that make asthma worse. Laboratory and/or... Read more »
...(rarely fatal), sudden worsening of breathing problems/asthma (paradoxical bronchospasm). If you... Read more »
...meter, use it daily, and promptly report worsening asthma (such as readings in the yellow/red... Read more »
...allergens, irritants, smoking and other factors that make asthma worse. Laboratory and/or... Read more »
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