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What Causes A Sharp Pain In The Chest?
I have a shape pain in my upper right chest went to tghe dr's already had some test done everything came back normal except my EKG I go in for a stress test on the 12th of this month and we suppose go from there .my pain has been bareable for the past few days but today It is bad! I am having a hard tim doing anything don't know what to do should I wait for my appointment or go to the ER?
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to know if the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing or body movements? This would be indicative of a musculoskeletal pain.
Otherwise, is the pain is not triggered by deep breathing and you are experiencing other symptoms like shortness of breath, palpitations, etc.. I would recommend going to the ER for a physical exam, a chest X ray study, a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to know if the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing or body movements? This would be indicative of a musculoskeletal pain.
Otherwise, is the pain is not triggered by deep breathing and you are experiencing other symptoms like shortness of breath, palpitations, etc.. I would recommend going to the ER for a physical exam, a chest X ray study, a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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