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Suggest Treatment Option For Chest Tightness
Hi, I'm concerned because the past 2 days I've been feeling overall tightness in my chest pain on my left side I can't breathe fully it's very painful: I've had an ekg done but said it showed nothing wrong. Will an ekg show everything should I not try to act on my pain or should I ask to be referred to a cardiologist?
Mon, 26 Oct 2015
Hi Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..
I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.
Chest tightness is a very serious symptom. Your overall checkup should be done.Your problem may suggest these conditions
1. Gastric problems like gastritis, GERD, may seem like heartburn or burning sensation in chest, pain in sternum etc. This will relieved somewhat by taking antacids
2.Angina pectoris / heart attack- this might be symptom of heart problem like angina pectoris / heart attack.In that case you will have tightess in chest, difficulty in breathing, pain in left side of chest radiating in hand or jaw.
3. Lung diseases like pneumonia, pneumothorax can also cause these type of symptoms.
Heart problems would be diagnosed bu EKG, However in case of stable angina EKG can also be normal & TMT test or echo may be required.
Hope your query is solved
Get well soon
I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.
Chest tightness is a very serious symptom. Your overall checkup should be done.Your problem may suggest these conditions
1. Gastric problems like gastritis, GERD, may seem like heartburn or burning sensation in chest, pain in sternum etc. This will relieved somewhat by taking antacids
2.Angina pectoris / heart attack- this might be symptom of heart problem like angina pectoris / heart attack.In that case you will have tightess in chest, difficulty in breathing, pain in left side of chest radiating in hand or jaw.
3. Lung diseases like pneumonia, pneumothorax can also cause these type of symptoms.
Heart problems would be diagnosed bu EKG, However in case of stable angina EKG can also be normal & TMT test or echo may be required.
Hope your query is solved
Get well soon
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