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I have been having chest pains for 3 days and went to er and ekg and chest xray are normal and now my right arm is numb ?

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Get CT: of your chest and also cervical spine. Compression of cervical spinal nerves can cause arm numbnrss- do not ignore these symptoms.

Answered 7/24/2014

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