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What Is The Cause Of Heaviness In The Chest And Back While Breathing?

I had my CBC Check and found that the ESR value is 20mm/1 Hr, I am James ,28 Years old Male, i am feeling some weight in my Chest and back while breathing... what should the proceeding should i do, what all test should i go under , thanks and appreicate your time in response.

posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

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Wed, 15 Jul 2015 Answered on

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Keep me posted

Pulmonologist, Dr. Kartik Sood's Response

thanks for your question
i completely understand your question
actually heaviness in chest can be due to variety of causes like pleural effusion , gastritis , gerd , and cardiac causes .
you need to visit a pulmonologist who can request for a chest xray and ecg to evaluate the cause and lead to a certain diagnosis
cardiac diseases are rare in a young age so dont panic
thanks
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health

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What Is The Cause Of Heaviness In The Chest And Back While Breathing?

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