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What Causes Pain In Shoulder Blade And Left Side Of Chest?
hello i am 51 yrs old male smoker i woke up the other morning and after about on hour i started feeling painin left shoulder blade very intense and left part of chest hurts bad when i cough i feel the pain real bad in shoulder blade it hurts real bad if i try to bend over and when i take a deep breath it hurts on left chest area any advice would be helpful
Wed, 19 Apr 2017
Hello Sir, Thanks for your post.
well, the pain that you are describing can be related to the heart but in this case it looks more like a lung condition. Did you suffer from cold or any respiratory tract infection in the recent past. But in any case the strong suspicion of any coronary event should be ruled out. you should go for tests like ECG, echocardiogram, and blood tests like Troponin T quantitaive analysis.In case the tests results are negative then you should proceed with a physician's help for any lung infection.
well, the pain that you are describing can be related to the heart but in this case it looks more like a lung condition. Did you suffer from cold or any respiratory tract infection in the recent past. But in any case the strong suspicion of any coronary event should be ruled out. you should go for tests like ECG, echocardiogram, and blood tests like Troponin T quantitaive analysis.In case the tests results are negative then you should proceed with a physician's help for any lung infection.
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