Suggest Remedies For Sudden Sharp Chest Pain

Posted on Wed, 12 Sep 2018

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Question : I am having sharp chest pain. I am home alone. Is there anything I can do.

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

If the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing or pressure on the chest. This would indicate possible musculo-skeletal pain.

What are your blood pressure and heart rate values? Can you measure them by yourself?

Coming to this point, I recommend taking Tylenol or ibuprofen coupled with an anti-acid.

If the pain persists, especially if you have shortness of breath and high blood pressure, I would recommend going to the ER for a physical exam, a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes to exclude coronary artery disease.

Other tests may be needed (chest X ray study, arterial blood gas analysis, D-Dimmer levels, complete blood count, PCR, ESR, etc.).

Hope you will find this answer helpful! If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me again!
Regards,
Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ilir Sharka (20 hours later)

I called my pcp she said go to the er. I did not have a heart attach as you probably a muscular pain. U wii see my cardiologist next week.
Thank you

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You are welcome!

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I would recommend performing an exercise cardiac stress test if the pain persists.

Wishing good health.
Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad