A 39-year-old member asked:
what might be causing this sharp pain in my chest?
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Dr. Gutti Raoanswered
Hospital-based practice 46 years experience
CP: Causes of chest pain:
emergent causes: needing immediate attention- heart attack, aneurysm, clot in the lungs, pneumonia or pleurisy, cholecystitis
non urgent causes: esophageal spasm, acid reflux, costochondritis, musculoskeletal causes, intercostal neuralgia
check with your doctor.
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A friend of mine has been having a sharp pain in his chest for about a year & he doesn't no why do you have any recommandations for him?
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Dr. Tony Hoanswered
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Many reason: Chest pain is never an easy symptom to evaluate; depenidng on his age and co-morbidities, he is at risk for more or less things - these range all the way from the benign pulled chest muscle or costochondritis, to heart disease. He needs to see and discuss it with a doctor.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Hello a few minutes after i eat i get a sharp pain in my chest and a hard thumping in my chest what could this be. About 20 min after what could it be
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
You need it checked: You need to see your doctor.It could be related to gastro esophageal reflux with esophagitis or your heart like angina pectoris.It is very difficult to say what it could be without a comprehensive detailed history and physical exam and if indicated tests like ekg, endoscopy and other imaging etc.It also can be related to your diet, meds you are taking, gall bladder disease, high cholesterol , obesity.
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