Pain in the middle of the chest often occurs as a result of diseases of organs located inside, and an echo of the disease in the esophagus. Such pain can be caused by diseases of the heart, diaphragm, or lungs.
There are a number of diseases that manifest themselves by the presence of pain:
- pneumonia;
- pancreatitis;
- myocardial infarction;
- cystitis;
- cholecystitis.
Quite often (main cases), chest pain in the middle occurs with acute myocardial infarction, which most often have an acute and intense color. In this case, the skin turns pale, sweating increases, a feeling of fear appears, and sometimes a decrease in blood pressure is noted.
Pain in the middle of the chest, which occurred suddenly, can lead to pain shock, leading to a loss of consciousness, in such cases an urgent call for an ambulance is necessary.
Middle chest pain: emergency care:
1. take a painkiller and take a relaxing body position;
2. put a nitroglycerin tablet under the tongue;
3. call a doctor.
Muscle pain felt in the chest can be called one of the most common causes of pain in the anterior chest area. Pain can occur as a result of awkward movement, heavy physical exertion.
Muscle pain in the chest - causes:
- the effect of toxins and certain drugs, injuries that can cause damage to the nerve fiber;
- Ankylosing spondylitis;
- osteochondrosis;
- bone pathology;
- pathology of the nervous system.
The main factors that detect muscle pain are:
- a burning sensation, numbness , tingling in the heart or back;
- pain that is paroxysmal or permanent in nature, which intensifies with coughing, body movement or sneezing.
Diseases associated with the cardiovascular system can also cause muscle pain in the chest, and hormonal changes in women during menopause, when changes occur in the vertebra, can also be attributed to muscle pain.
Often, treatment consists in the appointment of B vitamins, which gives an effect after a week, but in severe cases, you must consult a doctor.
Sharp chest pain is a symptom, not a diagnosis. And this symptom is a sign of various ailments. For chest pain, a quick assessment of its severity is necessary. Often the cause of acute chest pain can be inflammation of the pleura. This is a two-layer membrane that covers the entire surface of the lungs. With pleurisy, sharp sharp pain is characteristic, giving off to the chest area, which intensifies with coughing. With pleurisy, chest pains are one-sided, that is, according to the side of inflammation, which intensify with movement, and it can be reduced if you take a pose in which the patient lies on his side that worries him.
It happens that the pain with pleurisy disappears, but this is not a sign of recovery, but only suggests that the pleural cavity was filled with fluid. In patients with pleurisy, rapid and shallow breathing is observed. To relieve pain, it is necessary to adhere to the sore side and try to avoid deep coughing and sneezing.
During the examination of a patient with severe chest pain, it is necessary to establish what reason it is associated with, or is it oxygen starvation of the heart muscle or another reason:
- rib fracture ;
- inflammation of the cartilaginous part of the rib;
- inflammation of the pleura;
- inflammation of the walls of the heart.
When assisting a person with acute chest pain, it is necessary:
1) Measure blood pressure and heart rate;
2) Connect an ECG monitor and record data;
3) Insert a catheter into a vein;
4) Stop expressed pain, by introducing the necessary drugs.