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Chest discomfort: Contents

Chest discomfort: Introduction

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

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Causes of Types of Chest discomfort:

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Chest discomfort: Symptom Checker

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Chest discomfort

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Diagnostic Guides for Chest discomfort

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Chest discomfort from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Chest discomfort. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Chest discomfort

Medical Books Excerpts

CHEST PAIN

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)

FLANK PAIN

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)

Chest Pain

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)

Flank Pain/CVA Tenderness

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)

Chest Pain

  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)

CHEST PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

FLANK PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

Chest expansion, asymmetrical

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)

Chest pain

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)

Flank pain

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)

Chest Pain

  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)

Myocardial infarction

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)

Chest expansion, asymmetrical

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)

Chest pain

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)

Flank pain

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)

Chest Pain, Atypical

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)

Chest Pain, Substernal

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)

Flank Pain

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)

Acute Nonpleuritic Chest Pain

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)

Pleuritic Chest Pain

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)

Myocardial infarction

  • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)

Chest expansion, asymmetrical

  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)

Chest pain

  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)

Flank pain

  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)

Chest expansion, asymmetrical

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)

Chest pain

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)

Flank pain

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)

Chest Pain

  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)

Chest expansion, asymmetrical

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)

Chest pain

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)

Flank pain

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)

CHEST PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

FLANK PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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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.

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
  • Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Quinidex (Quinidine) interaction
  • Tagamet (Cimetidine) and Quinora (Quinidine) interaction
  • more interactions...»

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Detailed list of causes of Chest discomfort

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

See full list of 29 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 29 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
  • 27 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 29 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.

A

  • Angina ... chest discomfort
  • Asymmetric septal hypertrophy ... chest discomfort
  • Autoimmune Myocarditis ... Chest discomfort

    B

  • Bergman syndrome ... chest discomfort

    C

  • Chemical poisoning - Mirex ... chest discomfort
  • Chest pain ... chest discomfort

    F

  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8 ... chest discomfort
  • Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9 ... chest discomfort

    G

  • Gnathostoma hispidum infection ... chest discomfort
  • Gnathostoma Infection ... chest discomfort
  • Gnathostoma spinigerum infection ... chest discomfort

    H

  • Heart attack ... Chest discomfort
  • Heart disease ... chest discomfort
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... chest discomfort

    I

  • Infantile dysphagia ... chest discomfort

    M

  • Myocarditis ... chest discomfort

    P

  • Panic attack ... Chest discomfort
  • Panic disorder ... Chest discomfort
  • Pulmonary fibrosis ... Chest discomfort
  • Pulmonary hypertension ... chest discomfort

    W

  • Wegener's granulomatosis ... chest discomfort

    X

  • Xiphoid syndrome ... chest discomfort

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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:

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Chest discomfort:

    Medical Conditions associated with Chest discomfort:

    Chest pain (761 causes), Chest symptoms (1008 causes), Pain (5444 causes), Breathing symptoms (2720 causes), Sensations (5701 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3201 causes), Nerve symptoms (6033 causes), Common symptoms (7505 causes), Breath symptoms (2612 causes)

    Symptoms related to Chest discomfort:

    Chest pain (761 causes), Chest burning sensation, Chest tingling, Chest numbness, Chest pressure (126 causes), Asthma (267 causes), Pneumonia (69 causes), Anxiety (698 causes), Bronchitis (74 causes), Chest trauma (1 cause), Heart disorders such as hypertrophy, Infantile dysphagia, Pulmonary hypertension (29 causes), Musculoskeletal injury

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