The symptoms of chest pain

When a chest pain manifests as severe, crushing or pressure that lasts more than a few minutes, or if the pain moves to the neck, left shoulder, arm or jaw, go immediately to a hospital in the department of emergency, do not drive you or call 911 for an emergency transportation.

The chest pain is one of the most formidable symptoms that a person can have, it is sometimes difficult even for a medical or other health care provider know what is causing that pain and if it is a threat to life, by which it must take into account:

-Any part of the breast may be the cause of pain, including the heart, lung, esophagus, muscle, bone and skin.

-Because of the complex distribution of the nerves in the body, chest pain may come from another part of the body.

-The stomach or other organs in the belly (abdomen), for example, can cause chest pain. Read the rest of this entry »