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Chest Pain, Feels Tight, Taking Vicodin
hi, my daughters boyfriend has been having pain in his chest . I cannot see a trigger. He just buckles over and says it feels tight and feels as though his heart is giving a kick . He went to the doctor and they gave him vicaden. this kid is 17. Then he still ran in a track meet where he calapsed due to the pain he felt in his chest. His dad is taking him to the doctor monday, but is out of town? This kick even wakes him up from his sleep . what could it be?
Thu, 17 May 2012
DEAR FRIEND
PLEASE INVESTIGATE HIM BY SIMPLE ECG AND CHEST X-RAY AND IF BOTH ARE NORMAL AND CARDIOLOGIST TELLING FAINTING DURING TREAD MILL THEN HE SHOULD UNDERGO ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND ANGIOGRAPHY BEFORE SUBMITTING TO THESE TESTS AND THEIR RESULT DONOT PUSH HIM FOR HARD WORK TELL HIM TO TAKE REST AND ASPIRIN BY MOUTH AFTER FOOD.
PLEASE INVESTIGATE HIM BY SIMPLE ECG AND CHEST X-RAY AND IF BOTH ARE NORMAL AND CARDIOLOGIST TELLING FAINTING DURING TREAD MILL THEN HE SHOULD UNDERGO ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND ANGIOGRAPHY BEFORE SUBMITTING TO THESE TESTS AND THEIR RESULT DONOT PUSH HIM FOR HARD WORK TELL HIM TO TAKE REST AND ASPIRIN BY MOUTH AFTER FOOD.
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