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Suggest Treatment For Chest And Upper Back Pain
Recently I had chest pain and upper back pain, between shoulder blades. When the er physician came in he asked the nurse about the ekg and she made a statement that I didn t understand. I should have asked her what it meant. She said, Well it shows a line, but she isn t have any current activity. Could you advise me what that means?
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
Hello
As per your description of the clinical symptoms, it seems that you might have following probable health conditions :
1. Yes, an EKG or ECG is important to rule out the most important one, that is Acute Myocardial Infraction, or any other Acute coronary syndromes; which often present with chest pain and back pain. However,other symptoms associated with it are more severe; and if you have had any such condition your treating doctor or nurse would have taken immediate action. If similar symptoms continues, you should visit a physician earliest with your ECG report.
2. Another possibility is, it can be an orthopedic complication- a cervical spondylosis or a costochondritis. A conservative management under care of an Orthopedician would be helpful.
3. Another possibility is, it can be dyspepsia or gaseous distension of the stomach which mimics a coronary syndrome by causing a pin-pricking type chest pain and back pain. You may take PPI ( like - Pantoprazole 40mg, or Rabeprazole 20 mg, once daily before breakfast for 10 days), and keep a close watch to the status of your symptoms.
Thank you.
As per your description of the clinical symptoms, it seems that you might have following probable health conditions :
1. Yes, an EKG or ECG is important to rule out the most important one, that is Acute Myocardial Infraction, or any other Acute coronary syndromes; which often present with chest pain and back pain. However,other symptoms associated with it are more severe; and if you have had any such condition your treating doctor or nurse would have taken immediate action. If similar symptoms continues, you should visit a physician earliest with your ECG report.
2. Another possibility is, it can be an orthopedic complication- a cervical spondylosis or a costochondritis. A conservative management under care of an Orthopedician would be helpful.
3. Another possibility is, it can be dyspepsia or gaseous distension of the stomach which mimics a coronary syndrome by causing a pin-pricking type chest pain and back pain. You may take PPI ( like - Pantoprazole 40mg, or Rabeprazole 20 mg, once daily before breakfast for 10 days), and keep a close watch to the status of your symptoms.
Thank you.
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