Question 1

what is midsternal chest pain?

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Chest pain: Pain in the center of the chest, middle of the breastbone. Many possible causes but most concerning is cardiac pain. Other possibilities include G.I., musculoskeletal. Chest pain should be evaluated by a physician.

Question 2

what causes midsternal chest pain?

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Many: Most concerning is cardiac pain. Other possibilities include G.I., musculoskeletal. Chest pain should be evaluated by a physician.

Question 3

what can midsternal chest pain lead to?

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Chest pain: The cause of chest pain dictates what the pain can lead to....

Question 4

i am 24 years old. no history of any diagnosis. just been having midsternal chest pain with right side neck pain, wha would cause this?

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Probably not heart: Considering your age its unlikely the heart. But a full physical and and detailed history with an ekg and labs  would be good  to asess the problem and use for future comparison. Other non cardiac causes need to ruled out. Labs such as ANA , thyroid studies muscle enzymes should be included.

Question 5

i have been having dysphagia and midsternal chest pain. just had a left thyroid lobectomy 4 days ago. lortab decreases the pain. thoughts?

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Anesthesia ; Surgery: Some medications used during induction of surgery can cause muscle pain, and should start to resolve within 7 days.  Also, sometimes the surgeon needs to lean on your chest for proper positioning which can cause postoperative pain. The surgery also involves stretching many muscles in your neck which could account for the dysphagia. Nevertheless you should seek medical attention to confirm this.

Question 6

acute chest pain?

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Chest pain: Acute chest pain several causes  including heart attack, esophageal spasm, gerd, costochondritis  etc get checked.

Question 7

what cause chest pain?

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Many: There are many things that can cause chest pain, but usually it is acid reflux, arthritis of the ribs, anxiety, & much less commonly hardening of the arteries or inflammation of the heart coverings = pericarditis, tumors, splitting apart of the main outflow blood vessel of the heart = aortic dissection. Get checked out by your primary care doctor or a cardiologist. Hrs, md  www.Thepmc.Org.

Question 8

what causes chest pain?

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Lots of things,: Chest pain causes could range from minor things such as strained muscles or heartburn  to serious ones like a heart attack or a pulmonary embolism. It should be checked out by a physician.

Question 9

chest pain hurts a lot?

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Question vague, but: Chest pain in a guy in his mid-30's can be an emergency, depending on various details. Often, the ER doctor needs to evaluate. The ambulance can provide oxygen and monitoring on the way to the ER. The doctors will rule out asthma, heart attack, pneumothorax (collapsed lung), etc.  If it turns out  to be rib cartilage pains (costochondritis) or heartburn (gastric reflux), that can be treated too.

Question 10

chest pain on left side?

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The same pain: When you inhale? Please let your doctor know asap! do not delay!

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