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Causes of Pressure

This section discusses 130 medical conditions causing Pressure. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Pressure:

The following list of conditions have 'Pressure' 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

  • Abruptio Placentae ... abdominal hardness
  • Acute Bronchitis ... pressure behind breastbone
  • Adult-onset asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Airborne allergy ... chest tightness
  • Allergic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Angina ... chest tightness
  • Angiofollicular lymph hyperplasia ... chest pressure
  • Aspirin-induced asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Asthma ... chest tightness
  • Asthma in pregnancy ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Asthma, Exercise-Induced ... chest tightness
  • Asthmatic Bronchitis ... chest tightness
  • Atopic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    B

  • Breynia officinalis poisoning ... chest tightness
  • Byssinosis ... chest tightness

    C

  • Chemical poisoning - Acrylonitrile ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Ammonia ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinphos-methyl ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Bromophos ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Cadmium ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methyl ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Diazinon ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Diborane ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Dichlorvos ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Dicrotophos ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Dioxathion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Disulfoton ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Fensulfothion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenthion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Formaldehyde ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Malathion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Methidathion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Methiocarb ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Methomyl ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Parathion ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosdrin ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Profenofos ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Terbufos ... chest tightness
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate ... chest tightness
  • Childhood asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    D

  • Decompression sickness ... chest tightness
  • Drug-induced asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    E

  • Emotional stress related asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Eosinophilic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Exercise-induced asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Extrinsic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    F

  • Fisher (M.) syndrome ... chest tightness
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - amines ... chest tightness
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - food additives ... chest tightness
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - MSG ... chest tightness
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - salicylate ... chest tightness
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - sulfite ... chest tightness
  • Food allergy related asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    G

  • Genital herpes ... abdominal pressure

    H

  • Heart attack ... chest squeezing, uncomfortable chest pressure
  • House dust allergy ... chest tightness

    I

  • Infant asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Insect bite allergy ... chest tightness
  • Insect sting allergy ... chest tightness
  • Intrinsic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    M

  • Mixed asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Mixed granulocytic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    N

  • Neutrophilic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Non-allergic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Non-atopic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Ant ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Black fire ant ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Bumblebee ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Cockroach ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - honey bee ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Hornet ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Red fire ant ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - scorpion ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - wasp ... chest tightness
  • Non-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp ... chest tightness

    O

  • Obesity associated asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Anhydride exposure ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Animal laboratory workers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Bakers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Bookkeepers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Carpenters ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Fluxes ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Foam producers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Insulation workers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Isocyanate exposure ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Librarians ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Metal plating industry ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Millers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Pharmaceutical industry ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Plastics industry ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Post office clerks ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Saw Mill workers ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Spray Painters ... chest tightness
  • Occupational asthma - Welding industry ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Ammonia inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Chlorine inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Formalin vapors inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Hydrogen Sulfide inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Nitrogen dioxide inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Ozone inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Phosgene inhalation ... chest tightness
  • Occupational lung disease - Sulfur dioxide inhalation ... chest tightness

    P

  • Panic attack ... Chest pressure
  • Panic disorder ... Chest pressure
  • Paucigranulocytic asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Peritonitis ... hard abdominal muscles
  • Plant poisoning - Amygdalin ... chest tightness
  • Plant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside ... chest tightness
  • Postoperative respiratory failure ... Chest tightness

    S

  • Salicylate-sensitive asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Sarcoidosis ... chest tightness
  • Seasonal asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Severe, refractory asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Silent asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Steroid-dependant asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Steroid-resistant asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Steroid-resistant asthma, type I ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Steroid-resistant asthma, type II ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Steroid-sensitive asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Stomach cancer ... abdominal hard mass

    T

  • Tako-Tsubo syndrome ... chest pressure
  • Tobacco smoke associated asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness

    V

  • Virus-induced asthma ... chest pressure, chest tightness
  • Vocal cord dysfunction familial ... Chest tightness

    W

  • Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome ... chest tightness

    More Information About Pressure

    List of 130 causes of Pressure

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Pressure in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Pressure

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Pressure as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 1 drug side effect causes of Pressure]

    Medical Textbooks about Pressure

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Pressure. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Pressure (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • Hypertension
    • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
    • Hypertension
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Hypertension
    • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
     

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