Minggu, 13 Februari 2011

Chest pain: causes and treatment

Chest pain is the intense pain and squeezing, crushing and pressure felt in the chest, which can last for a few minutes. If left shoulder or jaw moves the arm, neck pain, it can already be considered as a serious condition. That is why in most cases, although chest pain non-cardiac in origin, it is always still in General as a medical Notfall.Innere organs such as heart, lungs, esophagus, muscles and bones and even the skin causing pain in the chest. Part of the pain can come from other parts of the body, because of the complex nerve distribution in the body.An acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack is a serious cause of chest pain. Other life-threatening causes of chest pain include angina, a condition where there is an imbalance distribution between the demand of the heart and the amount of oxygen delivered over the blood; Aortic dissection or a tear in the inner lining of the aorta; Pulmonary Embolismspontaneous pneumothorax or lung collapsed; perforated guts or a hole or crack in the wall of any area of the gastrointestinal tract; and induced by cocaine chest pain. Other conditions that do not directly life-threatening, (a reactivation of viral infection, the chickenpox) may caused acute pericarditis and diseases of oesophagus, mitral valve prolapse, Costochondritis (inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs) and herpes zoster or shingles including pneumonia, also cause chest pain. Fortunately someone should suffer mild or even severe chest pain not worry too much, because much to be done the treatment can relieve the pain. The first thing a person suffering from chest pain should do is to seek medical treatment. However, the patient is still home waiting for the ambulance, is a way to reduce the pain by first aid. If pain in the chest has become unbearable, patients chew Aspirin.Es is better for the patient to chew the pill before swallowing it. If the pain does not subside, enter a different tablet the patient. There is no evidence that shows that taking two tablets side effect of aspirin. If someone suffers from angina, give him nitroglycerin tablets, and place it under his tongue when calling for an ambulance. More treatments can be done, but if sensitive body parts such as heart and lungs, it is best to consult a doctor as X-rays, blood tests or sometimes electrocardiogram and CT pulmonary angiogram are normally required to determine the real cause of chest pain. The patient know, is the most important Werkzeug.Wenn pain suffering from chest, consult your doctor immediately. It is worth to know the cause as soon as possible as risk getting worse.Sudden death and other top heart disease symptoms to avoid

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