Chest Pain Overview
Chest pain is an extremely serious symptom that will put you front of the line at emergency. Chest pain needs to be treated as a medical emergency, especially if it has arisen suddenly or is severe. However, mild or ongoing chest pain can be serious too. Less serious causes include cough-related pain, anxiety attacks (panic attacks), chest muscle strain, acid reflux and GERD. Nevertheless, the obvious concern with severe chest pain is heart attack, but there are other serious diseases of the heart and lungs (e.g. pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, asthma attack), ribs, esophagus, and also other nearby organs such as the stomach, gallbladder, pancreas, etc. See your doctor immediately for a full diagnosis. Treat any suspicion of a possible heart attack as a medical emergency.
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- Medical Emergency Conditions: A medical emergency requires immediate professional medical care, with the calling of ambulance or other emergency services. Emergency first aid
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- Anxiety Attack: An anxiety attack is usually another name for a “panic attack” and is often related to panic disorder and other
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- Panic Attack: A panic attack is an episode of severe anxiety due to social anxiety or other irrational fears. Milder cases are
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- Reflux: Reflux is the regurgitation of stomach contents into the mouth (acid reflux), usually along with a particular type of epigastric
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- GERD: GERD, or Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease, is chronic disorder of recurring episodes of reflux and heartburn. Symptoms include chronic reflux
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Note: This site is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. See your doctor or other qualified medical professional for all your medical needs.