Chest pain is a serious condition that needs proper management and care because many of the disorders that cause acute chest pain are life-threatening and should be managed as early as possible.However, some causes of chest pain are not that serious .
Here is a list of the possible causes of Chest pain :
Here is a list of the possible causes of Chest pain :
- Myocardial infarction
- Angina
- Pericarditis
- Massive pulmonary embolism
- Pneumothorax
- Dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Upper abdominal catastrophe
- Gastro-intestinal causes ( Esophageal Spasm,Esophageal Reflux,Esophageal Rupture,Peptic Ulcer )
- Precordial catch
- Pleurisy
- Tracheitis
- Psychogenic e.g Acute anxiety, Cardiac Psychosis, Self Gain .
- Mycoplasma pneumonia
- Fractured rib
- Superficial lesion
- Musculu-Skeletal e.g Costochondritis, Thoracic Outlet syndrome .
- Herpes zoster
- Bornholm disease
- Trichinosis
