Cause Of Chest Pain
What are some Causes of Chest Pain other than Heart or BP Abnormalities?
What does one do if she experiences major chest pains and medical examinations reveal no heart or BP abnormalities?
This is a particularly good question because it applies to all fields of medicine, and to all people who at some time in their lives will become patients (Yes, even doctors). If a person is experiencing symptoms that are not accompanied by signs of disease, or evidence in the form of an abnormal test, the diagnostic work-up will sometimes cease. Yet the patient still has the sympt...
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Expert & Community Posts
GERD Disguised
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...reflux and seemingly unrelated problems such as severe chest pain and chronic cough. In... Read more »
Sharp Chest Pain: What it Means and When You Should See the Doctor
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health ExpertChest pain afflicts people of all ages. It doesn’t make a distinction based on demographics or... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answer your GERD Questions: Does Smoking Cause Acid Reflux?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...the emergency room 3 times in the past month with chest pain. Each time I am admitted because of... Read more »
Guest Share Post: Anxiety Induced Chest Pain
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...This is a very typical reaction to anxiety induced chest pain. Chest pain can create a swift and... Read more »
Health Guide
Costochondritis
... Costochondritis is an inflammation of a rib or the cartilage connecting a rib. This is a common cause of chest pain. Inflammation or injury involving the chest muscles is another common cause... Read more »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;... Read more »Chest Pain
...mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} Chest pains are frequently a part of anxiety attacks. The Diagnostic... Read more »Exercise stress test
...for oxygen. The test continues until you reach a target heart rate, unless complications such as chest pain or an exaggerated rise in blood pressure develop. You will continue to be monitored... Read more »Ganglioneuroma
...type of neurochemicals it is secreting. If the tumor is in the mediastinum (chest), it may cause chest pain, difficulty breathing, or compression of the trachea. If the tumor is in the... Read more »
Medications
...activities (such as exercise, sexual activity) to prevent chest pain (angina) in people with a... Read more »
...It is also used to prevent migraine headaches and chest pain (angina). Lowering high blood... Read more »
...Nicardipine is also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to... Read more »
... Uses Isosorbide mononitrate is used to prevent chest pain (angina) in patients with a certain... Read more »
...dye-NYE-trate) Uses Isosorbide dinitrate is used to prevent chest pain (angina) in patients... Read more »
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