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Should I Go To The ER While Experiencing Left Sided Chest Pain Almost Like Constant Stabing And Burning Sensation?
Question: I’ve had left side chest pain. Almost like a burning stabbing feeling all day. Should I go to the ER? Urgent care is closed.
Brief Answer:
Detailed answer and explanations given below
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Left side pain generally brings the suspicion of a heart problem which in most times is like a heaviness kind of feeling the so called "the elephant on the chest". The age of the patient and gender and other information related to other associated conditions like diabetes or previous heart problems are very important information to understand the likelyhood of the heart being the cause of the chest pain.
Age older than 40, diabetes, previous heart problems, family history of heart problems, smoking and alcohol use, etc are risk factors for the pain being due to a possible heart problem,
If you are young still the risk is there but is less, it is higher if you use cocaine because cocaine causes heart attacks as a common side effect.
To conclude:
- It is always best to have a visit as soon as possible to rule out heart problems as a cause of your pain, emergency cares are generally open 24 hours
- Meanwhile you can take 2 omeprazole capsules of 20 mg each and 2 ibuprofen of 400 mg, this would reduce pain if it is due to acid reflux (fluids coming to your throat from your stomach) called GERD and muscular chest pains as 2 other possible and common chest pain causes.
- If pain is not better within an hour of using omeprazole and ibuprofen, going to emergency care is urgent
I hope I have answered to your query. Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
Detailed answer and explanations given below
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Left side pain generally brings the suspicion of a heart problem which in most times is like a heaviness kind of feeling the so called "the elephant on the chest". The age of the patient and gender and other information related to other associated conditions like diabetes or previous heart problems are very important information to understand the likelyhood of the heart being the cause of the chest pain.
Age older than 40, diabetes, previous heart problems, family history of heart problems, smoking and alcohol use, etc are risk factors for the pain being due to a possible heart problem,
If you are young still the risk is there but is less, it is higher if you use cocaine because cocaine causes heart attacks as a common side effect.
To conclude:
- It is always best to have a visit as soon as possible to rule out heart problems as a cause of your pain, emergency cares are generally open 24 hours
- Meanwhile you can take 2 omeprazole capsules of 20 mg each and 2 ibuprofen of 400 mg, this would reduce pain if it is due to acid reflux (fluids coming to your throat from your stomach) called GERD and muscular chest pains as 2 other possible and common chest pain causes.
- If pain is not better within an hour of using omeprazole and ibuprofen, going to emergency care is urgent
I hope I have answered to your query. Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
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