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What Causes Pain In Chest And High Pulse Rate?
Question: Hi, I have had a very uncomfortable night with a pain in my chest around my heart felt in my back between my spine and shoulder blade in my back and between my left nipple and chest bone in the front. My pulse is racing, irregular and beating so hard I feel it in my throat. It also feels like I have a huge wind trapped.
Brief Answer:
Please, get consulted!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this pain that you have reported.
The acute nature of this pain, its location and , and the accompanying symptoms of irregular and pounding heartbeats keep me worried. This may not represent any serious pathology but, could also be a sign of a concerning heart or lung disease. Because more information is needed to make the exact difference whether this pain is benign or caused by a concerning pathology, I would like that you get consulted, examined fully and probably do at least an EKG and a chest Xray to understand the origin and cause of this pain.
I would be more comfortable getting a full evaluation that reassures than blindly assuming this pain is just transient and does not represent a pathology or an ongoing disease process. For this, please consult your primary care doctor for this.
In all, I will like to see you consulted by a general physician to investigate and adequately manage the different possible causes of this pain.
I hope this addresses your query fully. I wish you well and thank you so much for using our services. feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be and I would gladly respond to.
Please, get consulted!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this pain that you have reported.
The acute nature of this pain, its location and , and the accompanying symptoms of irregular and pounding heartbeats keep me worried. This may not represent any serious pathology but, could also be a sign of a concerning heart or lung disease. Because more information is needed to make the exact difference whether this pain is benign or caused by a concerning pathology, I would like that you get consulted, examined fully and probably do at least an EKG and a chest Xray to understand the origin and cause of this pain.
I would be more comfortable getting a full evaluation that reassures than blindly assuming this pain is just transient and does not represent a pathology or an ongoing disease process. For this, please consult your primary care doctor for this.
In all, I will like to see you consulted by a general physician to investigate and adequately manage the different possible causes of this pain.
I hope this addresses your query fully. I wish you well and thank you so much for using our services. feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be and I would gladly respond to.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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