Question 1

what can i do?, sharp back and chest pain!?

Accepted Answer

ASAP Eval: Extreme chest pain needs to evaluated as soon as possible.  Have it evaluated and appropriately treated.

Question 2

woke up with strange chest pain which goes into back comes and goes only lasts seconds. i'm 30 feels sharp like a knife ?

Accepted Answer

Pleurisy: Sharp fleeting pain is usually inflammatory in etiology, such as pleurisy or costochondritis.  This is even more likely if the pain become sharper on a deep breath.  See your provider to get this checked out further

Question 3

should a sharp deep (tightening) chest pain that goes away after 1-2 seconds but has happened to me three times this week a cause for concern?

Accepted Answer

Most likely not.: At 22yo, the chances that this chest discomfort is a serious heart problem are LOW. Most likely, this is an acid-peptic problem. Try antacids, Zantac, or Prilosec OTC to see if you can shut down heartburn.

Question 4

i was feeling a chest pain earlier. it felt a bit sharp in the overall area of my chest. the pain would stop and return after a while. what is this?

Accepted Answer

Get checked. : Many possible causes, get your self checked by a primary care md asap. Don't delay!

Question 5

last night i had chest pain around my left side. i couldn't move my body because the pain was sharp and intense. the pain last for 3-4 min. i'm 19 ?

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Chest pain: Without any risk factors - you are at low risk for a cardiac event. You should be at least evaluated by your doctor - could be result due to your lungs, musculoskeletal or gastrointestinal.

Question 6

hello, well im curious about my chest pain and also a bit worried, i have had it for awhile but comes on when it feels like it knifing pain very sharp?

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Young Females: You are having anxiety or panic attacks. This is one of the most common problems in the twenties. Every single patient i know who went to the er with these symptoms in their 20s were diagnosed with panic attacks or anxiety and not heart disease.

Question 7

i have a sharp right sided chest pain. it isn't constant,  i experienced once last night and  last week after work.  the pain usually last for an hour?

Accepted Answer

Many things: While usually transient pain is much more reassuring  than progressive or constant pain, it would be difficult to fully help find the source of such pain without a doctors appointment.  Some common sources of sharp right sided chest pain could include muscle or rib sprain (most likely), gallbladder pain, pleurisy (irritation of the lining of the lung), lung infection.  See a doc to figure  it out.

Question 8

i have been receiving chest pain recently. its been on my left side, very sharp & feels like i'm getting stabbed. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Accepted Answer

Pleurisy: Sounds like symptoms of pleurisy. This is usually from a vial process, but can be associated with pneumonia, PE or trauma

Question 9

i have sharp chest pain in my leftside?

Accepted Answer

Chest pain: You need a physician visit to diffrentiate cardiac pain vs. Non-cardiac.

Question 10

what does sharp chest pain signify?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Sharp chest discomfort, especially if only lasting a few seconds, is usually benign and most likely musculoskeletal in origin.  Much depends on where it's located, what precipitates it, what symptoms are associated with it, and what relieves it.  Simple rest and, if recurrent, antiinflammatories or analgesics may be useful, but if persistent, evaluation by your doctor is prudent.

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What can i do?, sharp back and chest pain!?

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Woke up with strange chest pain which goes into back comes and goes only lasts seconds. i'm 30 feels sharp like a knife ?

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Should a sharp deep (tightening) chest pain that goes away after 1-2 seconds but has happened to me three times this week a cause for concern?

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I was feeling a chest pain earlier. it felt a bit sharp in the overall area of my chest. the pain would stop and return after a while. what is this?

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Last night i had chest pain around my left side. i couldn't move my body because the pain was sharp and intense. the pain last for 3-4 min. i'm 19 ?

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Hello, well im curious about my chest pain and also a bit worried, i have had it for awhile but comes on when it feels like it knifing pain very sharp?

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I have a sharp right sided chest pain. it isn't constant, i experienced once last night and last week after work. the pain usually last for an hour?

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I have been receiving chest pain recently. its been on my left side, very sharp & feels like i'm getting stabbed. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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I have sharp chest pain in my leftside?

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What does sharp chest pain signify?

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