Sharp pain in center of chest?!
Question: Sharp pain in center of chest?
He's incredibly stubborn, hates doctors and refuses to go see one.
He's 23, 6'4", and he's overweight. He isn't physically active, and he recently went to visit a friend, where he basically drank and ate fatty/greasy food the whole time with his buddy.
I'm no doctor, but I'm thinking that the pain could be resulting from his current life style.
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas as to what it could be, it'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Answers:
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Chest pain is a serious symptom meaning "heart attack" to most people. Serious chest discomfort should usually be evaluated by a doctor.
However, pain can also come from the:
Chest Wall--including muscles, ligaments, ribs, and rib cartilage.
Lungs and outside covering of the lungs--pleurisy.
Outside covering of the heart--pericarditis.
Gullet.
Diaphragm.
Spine.
Skin.
Organs in the upper part of the abdomen.
The hyperventilation syndrome is a frequent cause of chest pain, particularly in young people. If you're dizzy or have tingling in your fingers, suspect this syndrome.
Pleurisy gets worse with a deep breath or cough. Heart pain doesn't. When the outside covering of the heart is inflamed (pericarditis), the pain may throb with each heartbeat. Ulcer pain burns with an empty stomach and gets better with food. Gallbladder pain often becomes more intense after a meal.
The bundle branches are fibers within the heart muscle that transmit nerve impulses, causing the right and left ventricles to contract and pump blood into the arteries. Occasionally, transmission in one of the bundles becomes blocked, probably due to a clot in a tiny blood vessel feeding the bundle. The affected ventricle than contracts later than the other ventricle; this shows up as a characteristic pattern on an electro cardiogram. There are usually no symptoms, and there's no treatment. A blocked bundle, particularly on the left, does increase the risk of subsequent heart attack somewhat. That risk is compounded by the presence of other risk factors for coronary heart disease: high blood-cholesterol levels, hypertension, male gender, diabetes, age, smoking, and a family history of coronary heart disease before age 50. See your health care provider as soon as possible (cardiologist), for consultation.
I hope this helps you. And good luck.
If he chews chewing gum that can affect the ribs and sometimes the way people sit. Breathing and sitting in an awkward position can have a horrible effect on someone, that's why brass player have to sit straight up.
Ketchup, play in a brass band
he is experiencing what is known as Acid Reflux...There are over the counter medications he can take for this but he does need to see a doctor because if left untreated it can lead to SERIOUS problems.