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I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (quality: feels sharp or stabbing) (side: both) (severity: moderate) (time frame: sudden) and heart palpitations. the following also describe me: dizziness, fatigue, and chest tightness. what should i do?

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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Go to Urgent Care/ER: If the problem started suddenly & if this is the 1st time you've felt this way, go to an ER or Urgent Care Center (UCC) for a diagnosis. At your age, it is unlikely to be a cardiac (heart) problem; however, anxiety disorders, asthma /lung diseases & a host of other problems can present this way. Proper treatment depends on diagnosis - figuring out what is causing the problem. The ER / UCC can test

Answered 8/24/2019

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