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Chest pain or discomfort, made worse by rest or inactivity
Pain or discomfort, made worse by rest or inactivity
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 28-year old male asked:
Seasonal chest discomfort(3 consecutive years,intermittent,nov-March when temp colder).-ve cardiac tests.hot bath=relief.I train daily. At rest worse?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing mild chest pain or discomfort of sudden onset, on the right side, that gets worse with sudden movements, exercise, bending forward, that is unaffected by deep breaths, pressing on the chest, and that is unaffected by rest, bending forwar
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A 26-year old male asked:
27y/o non smoker. 1.5year history intermittent mild central chest discomfort worse at rest and with cold. Ecg, bloods, echo, stress test normal. Help!
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A male asked:
I am experiencing severe chest pain or discomfort of gradual onset, on both sides, that gets worse with deep breaths, pressing on the chest, exercise, bending forward, that is unaffected by sudden movements, and that is unaffected by rest, antacid medicat
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A 21-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (quality: sensation of tearing pain) (better by: rest) (side: left) (severity: moderate) (time frame: s...
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (quality: feels sharp or stabbing, sensation of pressure or heaviness) (better by: rest) (side: both) (...
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A 21-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (better by: rest) (quality: stinging or burning sensation) (side: left) (severity: moderate) . The foll...
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A 25-year old female asked:
Have been having chest discomfort for 3 days, resting heart rate between 90 and 105, sometimes feel winded; is this cause for concern?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Resting heart rate of between 53-60 bpm which rapidly increases to 130+ bpm with little physical exertion. Some mild left sided chest discomfort with physical exertion and heart rate of 160 + bpm?
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A 45-year old female asked:
What would cause resting heart rate to sudden shoot up to 200bpm for 2-3 minutes? It's accompanied by lightheadedness and chest discomfort, but not horribly severe symptoms. BP was 96/70 at the time this happened?
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A 22-year old female asked:
When is resting(standing) tachycardia a medical emergency? Is slight chest discomfort and a HR 135 something to worry about? Doc appt on 10th March
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A 34-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (severity: mild) (time frame: gradual) (side: left) (worsened by: sudden movements, pressing on the chest) (unaffected by: deep breaths, exercise, bending forward) (better by: rest) (unaffected by: bending forwar
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest pain (worsened by: after deep breaths) and shortness of breath (severity: moderate) (time frame: sudden) (worsened by: exercise or physical activity) (better by: rest) . The following also describe me: Chest pain or discomfort, W
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A 43-year old female asked about a 18-year old female:
My daughter is experiencing chest pain or discomfort (quality: feels sharp or stabbing, sensation of pressure or heaviness) (better by: rest) (time frame: gradual) (side: left) (severity: moderate) (worsened by: after deep breaths) . The following also d
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (better by: anti-inflammatory medication, antacids, rest) (quality: burning or stinging) (side: left) (...
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A 23-year old male asked:
I am experiencing irregular heartbeat, arm pain and chest pain or discomfort (better by: antacid medications, rest) (side: left) (severity: mild) for around a week. ?
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A 52-year old female asked:
What causes a low HR and high BP. I have atrial tachycardia and resting PR ave 54, BP ave 110/66. However had episodes of chest discomfort when HR drops to 50 but BP 160/97 or higher. Visited ED, hsctn was 9 initially, <5 after 6 hrs.
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A 29-year old female asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (severity: moderate) (time frame: gradual) (side: left) (worsened by: deep breaths, sudden movements, pressing on the chest) (unaffected by: bending forward) (unaffected by: rest, antacid medications, bending for
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest wall tenderness, chest pain or discomfort (quality: feels sharp or stabbing) (better by: rest) (worsened by: applying pressure on the chest) (severity: moderate) (time frame: sudden) (side: right) and cough.
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have no heart issues but I have chest discomfort with slight shortness of breath at rest and tight muscles on my right side of back what could this be?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing fatigue, shortness of breath (time frame: gradual onset) (severity: moderate) (worsened by: exercise or physical activity) (better by: rest) , post nasal drip, snoring and chest pain or discomfort (better by: rest) (worsened by: after e
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing jaw pain, panic attack, chest pain or discomfort (better by: rest) (side: both) (worsened by: after exercise) (severity: mild) (quality: sensation of pressure or heaviness) (time frame: sudden) , shoulder pain (quality: under the right
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A 20-year old female asked:
Bad upper back pain with dry, chesty cough and chest discomfort. Hurts when standing and at rest. Advil works a bit, but not much lately.Could the upper back pain be from a lung infection?
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A 56-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest wall pain, lung, back pain (side: upper), chest pain or discomfort (severity: severe) (time frame: gradual) (side: both) (worsened by: deep breaths, sudden movements, pressing on the chest, bending forward) (better by: rest, bendin
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing vomiting, chest pain or discomfort (better by: antacid medications, rest) (side: left) (severity: mild) and sore throat.
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can ecg detect angina? I performed 4 ecgs, chest x ray all normal. History of pul-tb(cured). Heart beat 80-95 at rest. Doctor says all due to anxiety of father death. No problem during playing/running. But sometimes at rest I feel discomfort on heart
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A 33-year old male asked:
Hurt chest surfing, 6/7th rib, closer to the cartilage/sternum. Let it rest for 5 weeks, was better, but pain returned, worse lying down. What is it?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Painful chest cracking in the middle when stretching arms outwards and forcing the chest out..had for a long time. Worse after boxing. Tried resting.
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A 30-year old male asked:
Constant dull chest pain near sternum on the left side lasting over a week. It is worse at rest but not noticeable during movement. Lasts 24/7. 30 y/o
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A 26-year old male asked:
Chest soreness across both sides of chest. Worse when resting and sometimes i feel pressure. Can touch chest in the spot and it hurts pulledmuscle?
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