WHY DOES MY CHEST HURT?
CHEST PAIN Discomfort in the chest including a dull ache, a crushing or burning feeling, a sharp stabbing pain and pain that radiates to the neck or shoulder. Diagnosing the cause of chest pain is often difficult. A careful history is often more useful then test: Exercise induced central chest pain is usually cardiac in origin. Rest pain might be: Cardiac, Pleuritic, Musculoskeletal, Nerve root irritation, Oesophageal, Mediastinal or referred pain of abdomen. Lung diseases only cause pain if the pleura, mediastinum, intercostal nerve or bone is involve. IS IT CARDIAC PAIN? Central chest pain: radiates to arm and neck.Dull ache,severe heavy constricting character.May be associated with breathlessness. Typical angina Occurs on exercise and is eased by rest. Acute coronary syndrome Pain at rest or on minimal exertion, sometimes very severe with sweating pain persists. Pericarditis Dull or sharp, central, eased by sitting forward, may be worse wi...