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Chest Pain, Left Arm Pain, Lifted Heavy Equipment, Pseudophedrine Caused Heart Racing, Heart Problem ?

My daughter, a healthy 24 year old, has started having pain on the left side of her chest a few days ago. This pain travels down her left arm and sometimes down her side. She did lift some heavy equipment a few days ago, but has also taken some pseudophedrine that made her heart race. Sometimes her chest hurts by itself and other times when she touches it. Do you think this could be a heart problem or something else?
Tue, 15 May 2012
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Hi,

There is history of lifting heavy weight by your daughter. After that she started having chest pain on left side and in left arms.
If chest pain is due to weight lifting ; it will subside within a day or two if pain killer tablets and gel is taken like diclofenac.
But if the underlying cause is heart; then chest pain will persist and will increase on exertion and relieved by rest. In this case consult physician and get ECG [electrocardiography] done. Sometimes exercise treadmill test might be advised. If chest pain still continues then enzymes need to be evaluated to rule out Myocardial infarction.
Take care.
Best regards,
Dr. Neelam.

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Chest Pain, Left Arm Pain, Lifted Heavy Equipment, Pseudophedrine Caused Heart Racing, Heart Problem ?

Hi, There is history of lifting heavy weight by your daughter. After that she started having chest pain on left side and in left arms. If chest pain is due to weight lifting ; it will subside within a day or two if pain killer tablets and gel is taken like diclofenac. But if the underlying cause is heart; then chest pain will persist and will increase on exertion and relieved by rest. In this case consult physician and get ECG [electrocardiography] done. Sometimes exercise treadmill test might be advised. If chest pain still continues then enzymes need to be evaluated to rule out Myocardial infarction. Take care. Best regards, Dr. Neelam.