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What Is The Cause Of Chest Pain And Left Arm Pain?
My husband is 32 years old and has been suffering with chest pain for four weeks he s been to hospital and ECG and blood test have all come back fine however he is still in pain and chest is hurting. it doesnt hurt as much as four weeks aho when he went to a and e to het checked but doesnt seem to be significantly improving. it is also sometimes in his left arm and sometimes under rib cage on left side in his stomach. he has taken cocaine in the past and this seemed to start after taking some 4 weeks ago. When he wake up in the morning it doesn t hurt as much but gets more throughout the day. He has also been ill with like a flu/virus last week Thank you
Mon, 12 Aug 2019
Hello,
Cause of chest pain and left arm pain in a cocaine user can be indicative of developing a cardiac problem like arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, CCF, endocarditis.
You are suggested to get him physically examined & get CBC, urinalysis, ECG, echocardiography, X-ray chest, stress tests, lipid profile is done to detect the pathology causing the symptoms & discomfort.
Sometimes, the heart may not show any pathology but the lungs get affected by cocaine users. Cocaine-induced chest pain may occur due to pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium or pneumomediastinum.
Get him physically diagnosed & treated at the earliest.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician
Cause of chest pain and left arm pain in a cocaine user can be indicative of developing a cardiac problem like arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, CCF, endocarditis.
You are suggested to get him physically examined & get CBC, urinalysis, ECG, echocardiography, X-ray chest, stress tests, lipid profile is done to detect the pathology causing the symptoms & discomfort.
Sometimes, the heart may not show any pathology but the lungs get affected by cocaine users. Cocaine-induced chest pain may occur due to pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium or pneumomediastinum.
Get him physically diagnosed & treated at the earliest.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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