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Topic: Chest Pain

Related:
  Pain    Chest  
  Back Pain    Chronic Pain  
  Pain Relief    Pain Management  
  Pain Medication    Muscle Pain  
  Neck Pain    Joint Pain  
  Arthritis Pain    Eye pain  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite activity(s):Sleeping,  Sleepwalking sleepwalker,  Working
Favorite body part(s):Lungs,  Heart
Good point(s):Patient
Favorite actor(s):Leonardo Dicaprio
Personality:Nervous,  Sad,  Depressive
Ultimate fantasy(s):Having severe anorexia
Medical note(s):Heart attack imminent,  Taking Viagra,  Taking Valium
Worst habit(s):Belching,  Smoking,  Taking Ecstasy
Favorite quote(s):"A watched pot never boils"
"I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it."
 
 
 Expert Talk
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Angela Berkley,
High School Student

I began having chest pains, numbness and tingling in my arms and legs, shortness of breath to the point of hyperventilating and panic attacks.
Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Chest pain in patients without occlusive coronary artery disease may result from increased myocardial oxygen demand with persistently high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy.
Chest pain typical of angina may be related to underperfusion of the coronary arteries or compression of an epicardial coronary artery by the thickned pericardium.
Chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, swelling of one or both of your legs, and passage of dark black tarry stools may represent medical complications in patients who undergo surgery of any type.
Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

Chest pains may or may not develop, but the victim eventually becomes weak and distressed upon exertion and, later, even at rest.
Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

ANGINA PECTORIS: chest pain with sensations of suffocation caused by temporary reduction of oxygen to the heart muscle through narrowed, diseased coronary arteries.
Stable angina is characterised by exertional chest pain relieved by rest, resulting from the partial obstruction of a coronary artery by atheroma.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

Severe chest pains, rapid heart rate (pulse faster than 140) that persists for any length of time, shortness of breathe, persistent fever (more than 101.
It is less useful in patients with angina, since the chest pain and lack of oxygen supply to the heart only become evident during exertion or excitement.
Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent

These chest pains are caused by the muscles between the ribs going into painful spasm, which can make some people think that they are on the verge of a heart attack.
Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom

Pains developed in his arms and chest, his hands and lips felt all prickly and his legs began to feel very strange and wobbly.
Thomas Owens,
Police Officer

Ihlenfrdt was taken to Liberty-Dayton Hospital complaining of chest pains and John Clark was arrested for driving with a suspended license as well as for an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
 
 
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Katie
2004-11-09 14:29:25
My boyfriend has frequent chest pains and collar bone pains when he breathes? He was puking up blood two days ago and now he has chest pains? What should I do? What is wrong with him? please help!
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