| Everyone at some point in their lives | | | | doctor and some bed rest. However, chest |
| will experience chest pain and some | | | | pain can be a warning sign of more |
| times its severe chest pain. Your chest | | | | serious problems with the vital organs |
| covers a large part of your body and | | | | contained in your chest. Chest pain can |
| there is alot of territory there, so to | | | | be one of the symptoms of a heart attack |
| speak. It also contains most of your | | | | and you may have other symptoms along |
| bodies vital organs. These vital organs | | | | with it if it is. |
| in your chest, are protected by your rib | | | | These may include, sweating, dizziness |
| cage, because they are soft and delicate | | | | and vomiting. Other symptoms may be pain |
| and can be damaged easily. So it is only | | | | in you jaw or left arm. You also may |
| natural to become alarmed at the onset | | | | experience shortness of breath. |
| of chest pain. | | | | Restricted blood flow to the heart, may |
| Chest pain is one of the most common | | | | cause chest pain which may be a symptom |
| reasons people seek emergency help at a | | | | of heart disease but not a heart attack. |
| hospital. The majority of these people | | | | There are several heart related problems |
| seeking emergency help are concerned | | | | that can lead to chest pain, while not |
| that they may be having a hear attack. | | | | causing a heart attack. |
| While mild, to extreme chest pain, is | | | | One of these is a viral infection of the |
| one of the common symptoms of a heart | | | | tissue surrounding the heart and another |
| attack, there are many other common | | | | is any of several issues with the |
| reasons that can be atrributed to chest | | | | arteries that connect to the heart. |
| pain, even extreme chest pain can. Even | | | | Stomach problems, such as heartburn or |
| a minor injury to the some parts of your | | | | indigestion can cause severe chest pain |
| body can leave you stricken with extreme | | | | also. Prolonged mental stress and or |
| chest pain. | | | | anxiety, can cause chest pain. Chest |
| This does not mean that you shouldn't be | | | | pain can also be an indicator of serious |
| concerned if you are stricken with | | | | life threatening health problems that |
| serious chest pain and that you | | | | don't involve your heart at all. |
| shouldn't seek medical attention. It | | | | Your chest also contains and protects |
| just means that you don't have to assume | | | | your lungs and any one of many problems |
| you are going to die if it happens to | | | | involving your lungs can cause extreme |
| you. Quit often, chest pain seems to | | | | chest pain. Any infection of the lungs, |
| come on suddenly and this in itself can | | | | can cause severe chest pain. Even |
| be alarming but how sudden chest pain | | | | pneumonia, or even a severe chest cold, |
| appears can have little bearing on how | | | | or the flu can often cause chest pain. |
| serious it is. | | | | Chest pain is also one of the symptoms |
| A strained back, that leads to swelling | | | | of lung cancer. There are other vital |
| around the nerves in the back, causing a | | | | organs that your chest also contains, |
| pinched nerve, can cause some of the | | | | that will cause chest pain, if they are |
| most severe chest pain and it can come | | | | diseased, or malfunctioning. |
| on suddenly and also may manifest | | | | Your gal bladder and also your pancreas, |
| itself in the center of the chest. This | | | | are both contained in your chest and any |
| is because an irritated nerve can send a | | | | one of a number of problems with these |
| pain signal to other parts of your body | | | | two organs, will lead to chest pain. |
| and many times does. a bruised or | | | | Chest pain can be a symptom of gall |
| cracked rib, can leave you buckled over | | | | stones, which is a very painful |
| with chest pain, that can make it | | | | condition. So if you experience severe |
| difficult to breath. | | | | chest pain, you should always seek |
| These are both chest pain situations | | | | immediate medical help, but don't try to |
| that are not indicators of a problem | | | | diagnose yourself because the causes are |
| with any of your vital organs. Both of | | | | many. |
| these can be cured with a visit to your | | | | |