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