Question 1

what is chest wall pain?

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External pain: Chest wall pain comes from the skin, bones, cartilage, or muscle of the thorax, and does not arise from the internal organs (heart, lungs).  It is usually inflammatory in etiology, but may also be traumatic.

Question 2

what causes chest wall pain?

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Chest wall pain: Chest wall pain is very common ie with lifting or straining.  Costochondritis defines an area of pain and inflammation on the breast bone area.   Sometimes a late sequela of a pulmonary infection.  The worst cause would be pulmonary infarct causing pleurisy or pain worse with breathing.

Question 3

what can cause chest wall pain?

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Virus: Often times it is viral in nature but you need an ekg to rule out any cardiac problems or lung issues.  Some people get asthmatic and later have chest wall pain.  Chronic coughing from bronchitis, smoking, and other lung irritations can cause this as well.

Question 4

i have really bad chest wall pain?

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: It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and may be some tests. It would be prudent to see a doctor. Wish you good health!

Question 5

what are the tests for chest wall pain?

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We have to be: Careful, about possible cardiac origin, if that was addressed the second will be x-ray, cat scan and nerve block.
This usually address most of the issues.

Question 6

what sort of disease is chest wall pain?

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Chest wall pain: Chest wall pain occurs with a variety of conditions. In and of itself, it is such a vague complaint that is has very little diagnostic specificity. However, it may be associated with serious underlying disease processes and therefore should not be ignored.

Question 7

chest wall pain. help please. am i dying?

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Chest wall pain: Chest wall pain can be caused by many things - from a simple muscle pull to a recent fall, to a viral infection, etc. You should think of your recent activities to see if this suggests a cause. Anything persistent should be evaluated by a doctor. If you are otherwise healthy, the likelihood is that this is nothing.

Question 8

how can i get chest wall pain to go away?

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Chest pain: The cause of chest wall pain informs the treatment choice for the pain. Your doctor can evaluate the situation and recommend the treatment.

Question 9

are there habits that make chest wall pain more likely?

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Not that Iam aware o: Chest  wall pain is the result of parietal pleural trauma, inflammation, infection, and pneumothorax. It occurs when the sensory nerves of the parietal pleura are stimulated.
The lung and visceral pleura did not possess sensory nerves and, therefore, do not promote chest pain.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: chest wall pain?

Accepted Answer

See below: Chest wall pain is a type of non-cardiac pain that usually describes pain that is reproducible by palpation.  It can be costochondritis, muscle pain or potentially pleurisy (which isn't reproducible with palpation)

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