What can cause chest pain

This is a symptom that scares the patient puts his medical alert. You left chest pain, chest pain or chest pain right Back. The alert goes up!

This is because the causes of chest pain can be very severe and as a result the patient is put through a series of tests to rule out these causes.

Test for chest pain include ICCU monitoring, pathology, radiology, ECG, Echo, etc. However, there are other causes for chest pain and not all are serious. Let us try to understand what are the various causes of chest pain.

Causes of chest pain might belong to different systems and we'll take them up, the test system.

Cardiovascular system). (for the heart and blood vessels)

B pulmonary system). (relative to the lungs)

(C)), the digestive system

(D)) the bone system

The muscular system and)

F) skin

A) cardiovascular causes of chest pain:

Angina causes pain in left chest and is the result of the inadequate supply of blood in the heart due to a narrowing of the lumen of an artery supplying blood to the heart and results in chest pain that may radiate to the left shoulder and arm, or neck, or it may radiate back. Sometimes the pain can be felt only on the back when ischemia (inadequate blood supply) is at the bottom of the heart wall. Heart attack. (Myocardial infarction). The nature of chest pain and the causes are similar to those of angina, unless gravity is more in an attack. This is because, in a heart attack, to the extent of obstruction is longer and the blockage can also be absolute. This can be life threatening. Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, which is the sac that covers the heart. There may be a collection of fluid inside the sac. Here, the pain is usually felt in the front center chest. Aortic tear or aneurysm of the aorta: The Aorta is the main artery of the body which starts from the heart. A tear on the wall of the aorta causes a sudden severe chest pain, which shines on the back. Similarly an aneurysm of the aorta can cause chest pain. This is life threatening.

B) pulmonary causes of chest pain:

Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the pulmonary artery in the lungs due to embolism which is basically a clot that has migrated from elsewhere. This pain is severe and sudden. ----Life threatening. pulmonary embolism. Pneumonia is infection in the lungs. This pain increases to take a deep breath. Pneumothorax is a collapse of a part of the lung and is due to the introduction of air between the lung and pleura (Sac that covers the lungs). This pain is severe and sudden. Severity depends on the extent of the lung is collapsed. Pneumothoraxshowing the collapse of the left lung. Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, which is the sac covering the lungs. The sac may have filled with the liquid.

(C)), the digestive system: causes of chest pain

Oesophageal reflux diseaseGERD or gastro. This translates to reflux of acid from the stomach contents into the esophagus, which has given rise to a burning sensation in the chest. Gastric pain can be defined in the chest. This pain is felt immediately after meals. Gallbladder pain due to stones or any other disease is sometimes referred to his chest. Hernia without GERD may also refer to chest pain. Gaseous distention of the stomach causes referred pain in the chest. Pancreas: inflammation of the pancreas can cause referred pain in the chest. Achalasia is a condition where the sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach does not opens to allow food to pass into the stomach. Food, therefore, backs up into the esophagus and esophagus stretched and elongated produces pain in the chest. D) bone system causes of chest pain: : Costochondritis This is a condition in which gets ignited a coupling between the ribs and the sternum (breast bone). This chest pain increases on the application of pressure on the site of pain with his fingers. (tenderness). The cause is not yet known, and this lowers itself.

And muscular System) The causes of chest pain: any inflammation or tear muscles or tendon tear, as the result of over straining of that part can result in this condition. The pain increases the movement of the part or even may show tenderness. In case of inflammation of the muscles between the ribs, a deep breath can aggravate the pain.

F) skin causes of chest pain: any inflammatory condition like Herpes Zoster on the skin of the chest gives rise to severe pain over the infected area that stretches from front to back. This condition is caused by a virus and gives rise to a rash that extends from front to back.

You can still learn more on www.health.nytimes.com  and  www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest_pain for more information.