Symptom: Chest discomfort

Introduction: Chest discomfort

Any type of chest discomfort or chest pain, with or without breathing difficulty, is a serious symptom that's likely to put you first in the queue at the Emergency Room. The main concern is, of course, heart attack, but there are also various other dangerous conditions that can cause severe symptoms such as chest pain or breathing difficulty. Refer to the causes of chest pain or the causes of breathing difficulty. These symptoms need to be diagnosed immediately by a medical professional because they can represent a life-threatening emergency.

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Causes of Chest discomfort

• Angina - chest discomfort
• Asymmetric septal hypertrophy - chest discomfort
• Autoimmune Myocarditis - Chest discomfort
• Bergman syndrome - chest discomfort
• Chest pain - chest discomfort

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Chest discomfort: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Chest discomfort, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Chest discomfort and Breathing symptoms (24 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Chest pain (24 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Chest symptoms (24 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Pain (24 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Respiratory symptoms (24 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Breath symptoms (22 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Breathing difficulties (19 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Exercise symptoms (19 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Shortness of breath from exercise (19 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Heart symptoms (18 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Fatigue (17 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Heart rhythm symptoms (17 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Weakness (17 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Dizziness (16 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Fainting (16 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Muscle weakness (16 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Syncope (16 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Muscle symptoms (15 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Palpitations (15 causes)
• Chest discomfort and Rapid heart beat (14 causes)

See full list of 365 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Chest discomfort

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Chest pain (536 causes)
• Chest symptoms (596 causes)
• Pain (3014 causes)
• Breathing symptoms (1428 causes)
• Sensations (3186 causes)
• Respiratory symptoms (1879 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (3495 causes)
• Common symptoms (4555 causes)
• Breath symptoms (1372 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Chest discomfort

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Chest discomfort:

• Chest pain (536 causes)
• Chest burning sensation (12 causes)
• Chest tingling
• Chest numbness (8 causes)
• Chest pressure (18 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Chest discomfort

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Stories from Users for Chest discomfort

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Medications or substances causing Chest discomfort:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Chest discomfort as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Vesanoid
• Tolcapone
• Tasmar
• Terbutaline
• Brethaire

See full list of 7 medications causing Chest discomfort

Drug interactions causing Chest discomfort:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Chest discomfort as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Cardioquin (Quinidine) interaction
• Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Cordarone (Amiodarone) interaction
• Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Procan SR (Procainamide) interaction
• Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Pronestyl (Procainamide) interaction
• Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Quinaglute (Quinidine) interaction

See full list of 34 drug interactions causing Chest discomfort

Detailed list of causes of Chest discomfort

The list below shows some of the causes of Chest discomfort mentioned in various sources:

• Angina - chest discomfort
• Asymmetric septal hypertrophy - chest discomfort
• Autoimmune Myocarditis - Chest discomfort
• Bergman syndrome - chest discomfort
• Chest pain - chest discomfort

See full list of 25 causes of Chest discomfort

How Common are these Causes of Chest discomfort?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Chest discomfort. Of the 25 causes of Chest discomfort that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 4 causes are "common" diseases
• 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 22 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 25 causes of Chest discomfort

Conditions listing symptoms: Chest discomfort:

The following list of conditions have 'Chest discomfort' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Chest discomfort Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Chest discomfort based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: