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What Caused Severe Pain In My Chest And Back?
Center Chest pain last night stabbing pain shooting through to my back coughing throat a little sore. Blood Pressure 147/76 on bp medication at night. I am 68 yr women, about 40 lbs overweight. I have CMT, Arthritis and djd of joints and spine. My question is: Should I be worried about the pain if it doesn t return??
Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Hello,
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a lung infection.
Pulmonary embolism cannot be excluded either.
For this reason, I recommend performing some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X-ray study
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- D-dimer plasma levels.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a lung infection.
Pulmonary embolism cannot be excluded either.
For this reason, I recommend performing some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X-ray study
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- D-dimer plasma levels.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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