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A 42-year-old female asked:
How to discriminate angina decubitus from gerd? both happen when someone is lying down and have similar symptoms?
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Dr. Ahmad Ibrahimanswered
Urgent Care 19 years experience
Testing: This is why chest pain is serious. As both can mimic each other. A trained history, physical with appropriate testing is sometimes the only way to decipher the two. I would get checked immediately at the emergency room. Good luck
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