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Chest Pain and Anxiety - How to Immediately Stop Chest Pain During Your Anxiety Attack by meital j. Posted Wed 14 Apr 2010 7:56am Unfortunately, chest pain and anxiety go hand in hand. 80% of anxiety sufferers report sharp chest pain during their anxiety attack. Are you one of them? I was. For years. What Does Chest-Pain Caused by Anxiety Feel like? Pain in the chest during anxiety is usually located over the heart and described as sharp pain. The pain usually increases Read on »

Heart Attack, Chest Pain and Heart Disease by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 18 Dec 2009 3:29am Diagnosing the type of pain and usual symptoms Chest pain can be very worrying as the immediate natural concern is that it might be warning signs of an imminent heart... diagnosis of coronary artery disease at the outset and exclude non-cardiac chest pain, since there may be serious consequences with a missed diagnosis. Also it’s vital to understand Read on »

Does chest pain mean I have a heart problem? by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 18 Jan 2010 5:36am Prof Lahiri’s article – Chest Pain – Cardiac or not? gets straight to the point. Are these chest pains as a result of something wrong with my heart, or worse still, do I have silent disease? There is really only one method to accurately diagnosed heart problems and that is by Dual Source Cardiac CT Scanning. Prof Lahiri explains the modern Read on »

Chest pain 2 by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 4:43pm So get the guy in the back of the truck. His EKG looks good. Start him out on an albuterol Neb. By the time that one has finished his chest pressure has lessened, and his... albuterol neb his chest tightness has gone away and his wheezing is scattered. After a few hours of observation in the ER, the patient was discharged. Thankfully Read on »

Not All Chest Pain Treated Equally in U.S. Hospitals: Study by HealthFinder Posted Wed 29 Sep 2010 10:00am /ethnicity and insurance status of 22,000 patients who arrived at the emergency department with chest pain, tightness and/or chest burning. Black and Hispanic patients seeking care.... WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic patients who seek care for chest pain in U.S. emergency departments are less likely to be classified as needing immediate Read on »

Not All Chest Pain Treated Equally in U.S. Hospitals by Medline Plus Posted Wed 29 Sep 2010 11:00am /ethnicity and insurance status of 22,000 patients who arrived at the emergency department with chest pain, tightness and/or chest burning. Black and Hispanic patients seeking care... WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic patients who seek care for chest pain in U.S. emergency departments are less likely to be classified as needing immediate Read on »

Reader Comment: A Child’s Chest Pain by Dr. Secretwave101 Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Feb 2010 12:00am for that article. My typically healthy 6 year old daughter has been complaining of chest pain, burning on the left side of the neck and feeling her heart “in her throat” as she says Read on »

Chest Pain by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm Some gastrointestinal disorders may present as atypical chest pain. This is chest pain not related to the heart. This usually is associated with gastroesophageal reflux (reflux of stomach acids) and esophageal spasm. In addition, chest pain can be caused when food or liquid gets stuck in the esophagus. Food may get stuck for many Read on »

Chest pain by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 4:43pm to neighbors burning house with the thought that someone or someones pets are inside. While making the attempt the house flashes over causing the windows where the patient was standing to blow outward. Patient was enveloped by heat and smoke which knock him over. Patient is immediately up and moving. 30 minutes later patient develops nonspecific chest tightness Read on »

66 year old male CC: Chest pain by Adam THOMPSON Posted Sat 29 May 2010 10:09am Here's another great case submitted by Nick Ciaravella of Grady EMS in Atlanta, GA. 66 year old male presents to EMS with chest pain. S - Chest Pain A - None M - Atenolol... to rest Q - Sharp R - Substernal, initially radiating to his jaw, when he rested the pain was only in his chest S - Initially 10/10, upon ems arrival 4/10, en route 8/10, 9/10 Read on »