Chest Pain: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma South Africa

Possible Causes for Chest Pain

Wheezing and chest pain were associated with higher ABSS values, whereas irrelevant clinical variables were not. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The BSS subscales cough, sputum, rhales/rhonchi, chest pain during coughing, and dyspnoea improved to a similar extent in both treatment groups. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There were also marked improvements in the individual symptoms, which are the components of BSS - cough, chest pain on coughing, sputum, rales/rhonchi and dyspnoea - in the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophagitis

pain, a thorough history taken, and as such underwent endoscopy for evaluation of the chest pain. [healio.com]

Esophagitis can cause painful, difficult swallowing and chest pain. [mayoclinic.org]

Chest pain Retrosternal or epigastric burning pain is characteristic of reflux esophagitis. [medicaljoyworks.com]

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Non-cardiac chest pain Enamel erosion or other dental problems What causes gastroesophageal reflux disease? [symptoma.com]

All the symptoms except chest pain were improved dramatically by speech therapy and empirical treatment for GERD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chest pain is a common sign of GERD. [everydayhealth.com]

Post-COVID-19

chest tightness and pain, nasal congestion, tiredness, and difficulty concentrating.[46][47] A 2021 case report of five children in Sweden reported symptoms (fatigue, heart [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] and or difficulties swallowing Blood disorders, including new onsets of diabetes and hypertension Heartburn (gastroesophageal reflux disease) Skin rash Shortness of breath Chest [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] guide published by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says that ongoing post-COVID-19 infection symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath and chest [en.wikipedia.org]

Pneumonia

She presented with fever, cough, dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Chest radiograph showed bilateral infiltrations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] shivering Very difficult to breathe Some wheezing and breathlessness but usually no severe problems Chest pain No chest pain or only mild pain No sore throat Sore throat [beta.nhs.uk]

The most common symptom is a cough that produces sputum, but chest pain, chills, fever, and shortness of breath are also common. [merckmanuals.com]

Cardiac Arrhythmia

The authors describe a young Indo-Asian man with cardiac sarcoidosis who presented acutely with chest pain and malignant cardiac arrhythmias. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tachycardias can cause symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue, which reduce the quality of life. [intechopen.com]

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Coxsackievirus Infection

pain arrhythmias tachycardia out of proportion to fever Pericarditis sharp pleuritic chest pain relieved by sitting up and forward friction rub on exam Studies Labs coxsackievirus-specific [step1.medbullets.com]

Some suffer chest pain when breathing. [familydoctor.co.nz]

Known as the inflammation of the chest muscles, pleurodynia can cause sudden pain in the upper abdomen and chest. Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis. [belmarrahealth.com]

Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

Case Study Complaining of sudden onset of severe left sided chest pain, both dull and sharp. [slideshare.net]

pain, or cardiac arrhythmias confusion, seizures, dyskinesias, dystonias, or coma D. [dsm.wikia.com]

Individuals who have used psychostimulants and soon after experience symptoms of chest pain, rapidly increasing body temperature, psychotic features (hallucinations, severe [health.gov.au]

Angina Pectoris

Stable Angina Also known as: Chest Pain, Angina Pectoris Related conditions: Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction 1. [cancertherapyadvisor.com]

History Typical chest pain is retrosternal. Pain may radiate to the arms, jaw, and / or back. [textbookofcardiology.org]

Not all chest pain is angina and it may be difficult to determine the cause of chest pain. [webmd.com]

Cardiomyopathy

One month after index admission, the patient came back complaining again of chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

You develop chest pain, palpitations, faintness, or other new or unexplained symptoms. [medlineplus.gov]

The main symptoms are chest pain and shortness of breath. [health.harvard.edu]

Coronary Atherosclerosis

Chest pain that radiates to one or both shoulders or arms, chest pain that occurs with physical activity, chest pain associated with nausea or vomiting, chest pain accompanied [en.wikipedia.org]

She had long-lasting excruciating chest pain after dipyridamole infusion. [doi.org]

We postulate that this association should be considered in differential diagnosis of chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Myocardial Infarction

chest pain. [eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org]

The health care burden of acute chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Episodes of care for chest pain. J Fam Pract. 1994 ; 38 : 345 –352 9, Jónasson MR, Gudmundsson GH, Fjeldsted K. Chest pain in family practice. [eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org]

Posterior Myocardial Infarction

Routine use of posterior-leads in the standard assessment of patients with chest pain may identify up to an additional 7% of STEMIs, allowing prompt reperfusion therapy, which [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] into the chest or difficulty differentiating visceral abdominal pain from chest pain. [statpearls.com]

He presented at 1810 with chest pain 5 days after stopping clopidogrel (on the instructions of another physician). [hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com]

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Area under the curves (AUCs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI); P values of baseline levels of MPO for discriminating AMI patients from noncoronary chest pain (NCCP) patients [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 71-year-old woman was transferred to hospital with new onset chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chest pain was relieved without rest and exertional angina. The patient achieved long-term remission without symptom relapse during our follow-up. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Coronary Syndrome

The value of predischarge exercise ECG testing in chest pain patients in the era of high-sensitivity troponins. [openarchive.ki.se]

Symptoms suggestive of an acute coronary syndrome include: 1 Chest pain and/or pain in areas such as the upper arms, back or jaw, that lasts longer than 15 minutes Chest pain [bpac.org.nz]

They include: Chest pain (angina) or discomfort, often described as aching, pressure, tightness or burning Pain spreading from the chest to the shoulders, arms, upper abdomen [mayoclinic.org]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Apical HCM can lead to drug-refractory chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients with obstructive HCM have a difficult time with activity due to shortness of breath, chest pain or lightheadedness. [urmc.rochester.edu]

The most common symptom is low stamina with shortness of breath and chest pain during exercise. [mottchildren.org]

Malignant Neoplasm of the Lung

Pleural mesothelioma causes signs and symptoms that may include: Chest pain under the rib cage Painful coughing Shortness of breath Unusual lumps of tissue under the skin [iaslc.org]

Common NSCLC symptoms include: Persistent coughing, particularly without any known cause A cough that produces blood or red-colored phlegm (hemoptysis) Chest pain or painful [cancercenter.com]

pain that gets worse with cough or laugh Advanced lung cancer symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue and/or unintentional weight loss. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Atrial Fibrillation

In many patients, it can also cause chest pain, heart attack, or heart failure. [medlineplus.gov]

If you already have chest pains (angina), the chest pains may become worse if you have AF. AF can also reduce the amount of exercise you're able to do. [patient.info]

Shortness of breath Chest pain Lightheadedness Confusion Fatigue If you have symptoms, see your doctor. [bidmc.org]

Crack Ingestion

Management of Cocaine-associated chest pain and myocardial infarction. Circulation. 2008; 117: 1897-1907. ↑ McCord, J., Jneid, H., Hollander, J. E., de Lemos, J. [wikem.org]

Observe cocaine-induced chest pain; follow up based on patient’s signs and symptoms. [calsprogram.org]

pain Journal articles Afonso L. [lifeinthefastlane.com]

Pulmonary Embolism

The immediate 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is commonly used to facilitate differential diagnosis of acute chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The chest pain remained at the same level. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atypical Pneumonia

Herein we report a 44-year-old male patient displaying atypical pneumonia symptoms of intermittent fever, dry cough, chest pain, dyspnea, headache, hepatitis, and hyponatremia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

If you have chest pain or confusion, you should seek emergency care. [emedicinehealth.com]

Cough, fever, and substernal chest pain were common presenting complaints, and upper respiratory symptoms were often present. [annals.org]

Influenza Pneumonia

Young healthy adults without a cardiac history who have H1N1 and chest pain usually have either acute myocardial infarction or acute myocarditis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

“Both can have the symptoms of coughing, fever and chest pain.” [health.clevelandclinic.org]

If the doctor diagnoses bacterial pneumonia, treatment typically includes antibiotics and possibly other medications to help relieve coughing and chest pain. [weather.com]

Atrial Flutter

Six weeks after his second procedure, while performing intense sprint intervals on a treadmill, he developed an abrupt onset of chest pain, hypotension, and cardiac tamponade [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Higher rates cause unpleasant awareness of heart beats ( palpitations ) or chest pain. [merckmanuals.com]

Higher rates cause unpleasant awareness of heart beats (palpitations), shortness of breath,or chest pain. [merckmanuals.com]

Unstable Angina

Chest X-rays can rule out other things that might be causing your chest pain, like lung conditions. [webmd.com]

BACKGROUND: We investigated the current management of unstable angina pectoris (UAP) in certified chest pain units (CPUs) in Germany and focused on the European Society of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The pains also tend to develop more easily after meals. See also the separate leaflet called Chest Pain. [patient.info]

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Sharp stabbing chest pains on one side, which are worsened by deep breathing and cough, often occur. [symptoma.com]

Severe chest pain, shallow, rapid breathing How is Pneumococcal Pneumonia spread? [quizlet.com]

This report involves a 4½-year-old girl who presented to our emergency department with productive cough, shortness of breath, and left-sided chest pain with a diagnosis of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Panic Disorder

Organic etiologies of chest pain were excluded by extensive diagnostic work-up. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Patients with panic disorder experience symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, and breathlessness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The event started suddenly and was associated with diaphoresis, chest pain, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Troponins and ECG are within normal limits. [step2.medbullets.com]

Anterior Myocardial Infarction

anterior myocardial infarction without any chest pain was coincidentally detected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 50-year-old male with known dextrocardia and situs inversus presented with acute chest pain radiating to the right arm. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In the vast majority of cases, chest pain persists for more than 20 minutes. [symptoma.com]

Pulmonary Infarction

Hemoptysis, chest pain and dyspnea were present. Chest film simulated a thin wall lung abscess. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A young black man presented with unexplained pleuritic chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

On the 8th hospital day he manifested severe right shoulder and chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rib Fracture

There are certain factors, which may cause chest wall pain or rib pain. [epainassist.com]

This typically results in chest pain that is worse with breathing in. Bruising may occur at the site of the break. [en.wikipedia.org]

Pain with palpation of the chest/ribs. [epainassist.com]

Aortic Valve Stenosis

A 69-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and exertional chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Signs of aorthic stenosis include: Chest pain, or angina, and feelings of tightness in the chest. Feeling faint or fainting with exertion, also called syncope. [upmc.com]

The symptoms of aortic valve stenosis are shortness of breath, chest pains, and lightheadedness. [youtube.com]