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Why do I get pinpointed chest pain on the left side?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 32 year old male having a normal health condition. My height is 5 feet 6 inches, and weight is 58 Kg. Recently (yesterday), I noticed chest pain in the left side which feels like pinpointed pain (electric shock kind) and lasted for a few seconds. Please let me know what I need ... Read Full »
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I have pain in my right lung upside. Is it due to smoking?
Query: Hi doctor,I have pain in my right lung upside. It is very painful. Last year, I started smoking. This thing happened for the first time in my life. Please provide a solution. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Since you have pain there and you smoke, I would suggest you get an X-ray chest PA (postero-anterior) view. We need to see, in case you have any problem there, if everything comes to be all right, let us know, we will help you. Hope this helps. ... Read Full »
Why do I have dull cramping with continuous chest pain?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 37 years old and normally take Hydrochlorothiazide for diastolic blood pressure and Zebeta for S node dysfunction. I am also on Metformin. My HbA1c is 6.1 %. Two days ago, I started experiencing dull cramping chest pain that was not continuous. I went to the ER and all the tests came... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. From the way you are describing, it seems either you had an arrhythmia that time or you had angina pain. Since your blood pressure and heart rate are in normal ranges without medicines, you should avoid any medicines at this time. I would recomm... Read Full »
Can I take bronchodilator for chest pain?
Query: Hi doctor, My problem is that I have pain in my left lung . Firstly, I will let you know the history. I cannot play any of the sports properly due to the pain. If I work hard such as playing football, running, etc., it will lead to a great pain . And, I cannot even properly cough and it never go aw... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. Important here is that only pain is not a symptom of lung allergy or asthma. If that is associated with shortness of breath while doing any physical activity, then it is a sign of asthma. I wouldrecommend a clinical examination in such case. If y... Read Full »
Why does my brother have left-sided chest pain and severe headache at night?
Query: Hello doctor, My brother has been having these following symptoms such as rapid heart beat, severe headaches especially at nights, pain on the left side of the chest and occassional nausea. He went for a CT scan and part of the results is, ''A large filling defect is seen within the infrarenal infer... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The findings suggestive by his CT (computed tomography) scan report goes in favor of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Thrombosis. Assessing the clotting and fibrinolytic systems are required. The investigations required are protein C, protein S, antithrombin III and anticardiol... Read Full »
What is causing my chest pains?
Query: Hi doctor, For the last two years I have been suffering from severe chest pain. The exact location is behind the breast and the pain radiates to the left hand. I have done enough of evaluation like TMT, 2D echo, lipid profile, MRI thoracic area, MRI cervical, CT chest with contrast and other blood t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. As per your details, there are only two possibilities, atypical anxiety chest pain and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatus hernia. My recommendation is to get an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy done. If that is normal, then we ca... Read Full »
I had a cardiac MRI for chest pain. Please interpret it.
Query: Hello doctor, I had a cardiac MRI done and wanted to see if you can interpret it for me. I am worried. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. I evaluated your report (attachment removed to protect patient identity), and it looks normal to me. Your report does not signify the presence of any ischemic heart diseases to you. It means your cardiac functions are good as per the report. Now... Read Full »
The left side of my chest feels warm. What is the reason?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 23 years old. I am obese and have a family history of cardiac arrest. My father got cardiac arrest at the age of 53. I have consulted the local cardiologist and gone through ECG, echo, TMT, lipid, hs-CRP and other blood tests. All the tests were normal except heart rate, which was... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This kind of chest pain occurs during stress and anxiety only. We label them nonspecific cardiac chest pain. But, we should always keep in consideration cardiac chest pain and acid reflux. It is important to differentiate between the all. However, the cardiac chest p... Read Full »
Query: Hello Doctor, I have been having chest pain (tightness and burning fullness) and heart palpitations. I am 16 years old and have had Kawasaki disease. Should I go to the ER? Please suggest. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kawasaki disease is associated with coronary artery aneurysm. If you are having palpitations please visit the ER. And later discuss the disease with me, and I will help you. Thank you. Read Full »
Please tell me about the life expectancy of cancer.
Query: Hi doctor, My friend has been having left shoulder pain for months. For the last three weeks, he is also having the hoarseness in his voice (can barely speak) and little energy. He is eating well, but not gaining weight. He has no other symptoms. He is a carpenter and 50 years old. He smokes cigaret... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you, and I am really sorry to hear about his state. The description given by you, along with the x-ray findings, supports the diagnosis of lung cancer. Although tuberculosis is a possibility, it is less likely. Hoarseness of voice is a symptom of mass ... Read Full »