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Mild chest pain
I have been having mild chest pains, short duration, randomly occurring, for the past 1 week at least...what could be the causes? What tests can give more clues about the cause?
Angina Pectoris
SX â CP, SOB, heaviness, pressure, radiation, dyspnea on exertion, choking, N/V.
Stage 1: only with unusual strenuous activity.
Stage 2: w/ slightly more than usual ADL.
Stage 3: Angina w/ usual daily activity.
Stage 4: Angina at rest.
PE â CV (tachycardia), lungs (tachypnea).
Next Steps
DX â Lipids, EKG (ST segment depression), Echo (EF). CXR, exercise stress test. ⢠Imaging (stress echo, coronary angiography = coronary cath).
Health Tips
TX â 1) Non Medical Options: Exercise. Healthly low salt, low fat diet. Minimize stress. No smoking. 2) Medical Treatment: ⢠Aspirin (81mg or 325mg) daily, or Clopidogrel 75mg QD. ⢠Blood Pressure medicine (Eg: atenolol, metoprolol, benazepril, amlodipine etc). ⢠Nitroglycerin 0.4mg, as needed only for chest pain, AND Isosorbide Mononitrate Extended Release 30mg daily. ⢠Cholesterol lowering medicines (Eg: Pravastatin, Ezetimibe). 3) Surgical options: Include Angioplasty with Stent placement, and the famous Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
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which side ..fr wat duration..does it radiate to left side..do u hv ever high bp problem.
recent onset chest pain at ur age with no such history in past is most of the time gastric etiology.
do u smoke?
Next Steps
follow up with asked questions to narrow down diagnosis n suggest to furthur line of management
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