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What Causes Tightness In The Chest And Nausea In An Elderly Person?

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Posted on Mon, 6 Jun 2016
Question: My bp is 101/56 pulse 77 I woke up this morning feeling like I was so hot I was on fire and a wave of Nasua hit me with a tight feeling in my chest it went away but I feel light headed and sluggish I have two stints in my heart my bp a couple hours ago was 109/62 pulse rate 56 I have a dull feeling in my face
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Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank your for asking on HCM!

I carefully passed through your question and would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis between different causes that may lead to this physical scenario:

- an infection
- myocardial ischemia

Have you measured your body temperature?

I recommend going to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests:

- a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes (Troponin and CKMB)
- a chest X ray study
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, blood electrolytes, fasting glucose, kidney and liver function tests).

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Tightness In The Chest And Nausea In An Elderly Person?

Brief Answer: I would recommend as follows: Detailed Answer: Hello! Welcome and thank your for asking on HCM! I carefully passed through your question and would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis between different causes that may lead to this physical scenario: - an infection - myocardial ischemia Have you measured your body temperature? I recommend going to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests: - a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes (Troponin and CKMB) - a chest X ray study - some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, blood electrolytes, fasting glucose, kidney and liver function tests). Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri