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What Causes Severe Chest Pain?

my mom(49, and she 130lb) has a severe chest pain and she says, she feels that there something heavy laying on her chest, it feels like something is broken, she can hardly breath, she also says, it also feels like there is gases up her chest. do you know what this could be?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi welcome to HCM....

You are having chest pain and dyspnea complaint ....

So here investigate your case with .....
1.EKG
2.Chest x ray
3.Spirometry (if needed )
4.Blood pressure monitoring
5.Auscultation with physical examination..

These will help in rule out cardiac and respi causes which present according to which treatment guided ...

For ex.if lung infection there than antibiotic needed ...
If bronchoconstriction there than bronchodilator given....

Here pulmonary embolism also should be investigated ...D dimer will be helpful for that ...If needed echocardiography also can be done ...

Take care

Advise : consult pulmonologist
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What Causes Severe Chest Pain?

Hi welcome to HCM.... You are having chest pain and dyspnea complaint .... So here investigate your case with ..... 1.EKG 2.Chest x ray 3.Spirometry (if needed ) 4.Blood pressure monitoring 5.Auscultation with physical examination.. These will help in rule out cardiac and respi causes which present according to which treatment guided ... For ex.if lung infection there than antibiotic needed ... If bronchoconstriction there than bronchodilator given.... Here pulmonary embolism also should be investigated ...D dimer will be helpful for that ...If needed echocardiography also can be done ... Take care Advise : consult pulmonologist