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Chest Pains During Pregnancy - Articles
Reader Comment: A Child’s Chest Pain
by
Dr. Secretwave101
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...
A reader recently commented on the SW101 post Will My Child Have A Heart Attack with a disturbing letter about her child. It has now been granted its own blog. I
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Chest pain walking
by
Stuart G.

Posted
Fri 21 Nov 2008 4:26pm
Day shift: Ten calls; all by ambulance.
Stats: 1 ?fit; 4 Chest pains (one eTOH, so possibly not); 1 RTC with knee injury; 1 Hypothermia; 1 DIB; 1 Seizure with chest pain.... She is a 97 year-old lady who has ongoing problems with chest pain. She is always frustrated when I get to her because she’s fed up of the trouble she’s going through, which I
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Chest Pain
by
Dr. Anshu Gupta
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
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The Cure for Chest Pain
by
Vanessa R.
Posted
Sat 27 Mar 2010 3:15pm
What do you do with a friend who’s having chest pain, whether physically or emotionally? Why bake them a giant anatomical heart cookie of course! That’s exactly what Kate deRosset did for a friend with chest pain as “comfort food” and it’s such a thoughtful idea.
Sweet heart!
[submitted by Mikaela Chase]
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Unexplained chest pain can be due to stress
by
Niell A.
Posted
Wed 18 Feb 2009 12:06pm
Posted by Neill Abayon
Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress at work, anxiety, depression and a sedentary lifestyle.
Chest pain is a common reason for patients
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Origin and location of chest pain in acute pulmonary embolism
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Dr. Sangareddi V.
Posted
Wed 21 Oct 2009 10:02pm
Pulmonary embolism is one of the important causes of acute chest pain . It can mimic acute coronary syndrome . In fact along with aortic dissection , it forms a differential diagnosis for STEMI especailly if the ECG is not typical.
The Chest pain of acute pulmonary embolism can originate in one of the following structures with different
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Women with Chest Pain Not Treated the Same as Men by EMS
by
Heartstrong


Posted
Fri 05 Jun 2009 4:17pm
1 Comment
providers where they presented with chest pain. These are standard life saving procedures for any patient with chest pain/heart attack. In fact, none of the women with a heart attack... to become familiar with the atypical heart attack symptoms women exhibit (chest discomfort, shoulder blade pain, shortness of breath, nausea, and overwhelming fatigue). Women also
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