Chest tightness
Chest tightness: Introduction
Chest tightness: The sensation of tightness located in the chest.
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Chest tightness
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Stories from Users for Chest tightness
Real-life user stories relating to Chest tightness:
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- Deep Breath ,weird Sensation In Chest And Heart Pounding
- Chest tightness but no breathing problems
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- Chest pressure and sensation of suffocation
- Tight, front, lower-right feeling
- pressure and tight feeling in head
- When i breath deeply it hurts sometimes
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Medications or substances causing Chest tightness:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Chest tightness 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.
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medications causing Chest tightness
Detailed list of causes of Chest tightness
The list below shows some of the causes of Chest tightness mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Chest tightness?
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 tightness.
Of the 120
causes of Chest tightness that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 119
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Chest tightness
Conditions listing symptoms: Chest tightness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Chest tightness' 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
Adult-onset asthma
... chest tightnessAirborne allergy
... chest tightnessAllergic asthma
... chest tightnessAngina
... chest tightnessAspirin-induced asthma
... chest tightnessAsthma
... chest tightnessAsthma in pregnancy
... chest tightnessAsthma, Exercise-Induced
... chest tightnessAsthmatic Bronchitis
... chest tightnessAtopic asthma
... chest tightnessB
Breynia officinalis poisoning
... chest tightnessByssinosis
... chest tightnessC
Chemical poisoning - Acrylonitrile
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Ammonia
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Azinphos-methyl
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Bromophos
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Cadmium
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methyl
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Diazinon
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Diborane
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Dichlorvos
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Dicrotophos
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Dioxathion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Disulfoton
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Ethion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Fensulfothion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Fenthion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Formaldehyde
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Malathion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Methidathion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Methiocarb
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Methomyl
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Parathion
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Phosdrin
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Profenofos
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Terbufos
... chest tightnessChemical poisoning - Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate
... chest tightnessChildhood asthma
... chest tightnessD
Decompression sickness
... chest tightnessDrug-induced asthma
... chest tightnessE
Emotional stress related asthma
... chest tightnessEosinophilic asthma
... chest tightnessExercise-induced asthma
... chest tightnessExtrinsic asthma
... chest tightnessF
Fisher (M.) syndrome
... chest tightnessFood Additive Adverse reaction - amines
... chest tightnessFood Additive Adverse reaction - food additives
... chest tightnessFood Additive Adverse reaction - MSG
... chest tightnessFood Additive Adverse reaction - salicylate
... chest tightnessFood Additive Adverse reaction - sulfite
... chest tightnessFood allergy related asthma
... chest tightnessH
House dust allergy
... chest tightnessI
Infant asthma
... chest tightnessInsect bite allergy
... chest tightnessInsect sting allergy
... chest tightnessIntrinsic asthma
... chest tightnessM
Mixed asthma
... chest tightnessMixed granulocytic asthma
... chest tightnessN
Neutrophilic asthma
... chest tightnessNon-allergic asthma
... chest tightnessNon-atopic asthma
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Ant
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Black fire ant
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Bumblebee
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Cockroach
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - honey bee
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Hornet
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Red fire ant
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - scorpion
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - wasp
... chest tightnessNon-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp
... chest tightnessO
Obesity associated asthma
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Anhydride exposure
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Animal laboratory workers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Bakers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Bookkeepers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Carpenters
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Fluxes
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Foam producers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Insulation workers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Isocyanate exposure
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Librarians
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Metal plating industry
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Millers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Pharmaceutical industry
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Plastics industry
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Post office clerks
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Saw Mill workers
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Spray Painters
... chest tightnessOccupational asthma - Welding industry
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Ammonia inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Chlorine inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Formalin vapors inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Hydrogen Sulfide inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Nitrogen dioxide inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Ozone inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Phosgene inhalation
... chest tightnessOccupational lung disease - Sulfur dioxide inhalation
... chest tightnessP
Paucigranulocytic asthma
... chest tightnessPlant poisoning - Amygdalin
... chest tightnessPlant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside
... chest tightnessPostoperative respiratory failure
... Chest tightnessS
Salicylate-sensitive asthma
... chest tightnessSarcoidosis
... chest tightnessSeasonal asthma
... chest tightnessSevere, refractory asthma
... chest tightnessSilent asthma
... chest tightnessSteroid-dependant asthma
... chest tightnessSteroid-resistant asthma
... chest tightnessSteroid-resistant asthma, type I
... chest tightnessSteroid-resistant asthma, type II
... chest tightnessSteroid-sensitive asthma
... chest tightnessT
Tobacco smoke associated asthma
... chest tightnessV
Virus-induced asthma
... chest tightnessVocal cord dysfunction familial
... Chest tightnessW
Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
... chest tightness
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Causes of Chest tightness Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Chest tightness based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Chest tightness:
Medical Conditions associated with Chest tightness:
Chest pressure (126 causes), Chest symptoms (1043 causes), Chest pain (785 causes), Pressure (130 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3282 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Breathing symptoms (2775 causes), Breath symptoms (2667 causes)
Symptoms related to Chest tightness:
Chest pain (785 causes), Chest pressure (126 causes), Chest discomfort (29 causes), Chest itch, Breathing difficulty (2470 causes), Adult-onset asthma, Airborne allergy, Allergic asthma, Angina (30 causes), Aspirin-induced asthma, Asthma (267 causes), Asthma in pregnancy, Exercise-Induced, Asthmatic Bronchitis, Atopic asthma
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