A woman in her 20s presented to the emergency department with acute onset of shortness of breath and chest pain after removal of an acupuncture needle from the posteromedial aspect of her left scapula ...

The sensation of chest pain can immediately send your mind racing to: "Oh no, am I having a heart attack?" And, it's true that severe pressure or tightness in the chest is the most common symptom of a ...

CHEST PAIN CAN feel like your body is setting off an alarm. "Chest pain can range from mild in severity to excruciating, innocent to life-threatening, and anywhere in between," says says Joseph Behn, ...

In some cases, a pinched nerve in the upper back can cause chest pain. However, upper back pinched nerves are less common than those that occur in the neck or lower back. Pinched nerves can cause pain ...

Chest pain in children usually has a benign etiology. Most patients will have a normal physical exam or findings consistent with a musculoskeletal origin (e.g., chest-wall tenderness); these patients ...

A 44-year-old man presents to his local urgent care clinic for chest pain radiating up into his neck. He states that the pain started 5 hours ago and is gradually getting worse. The radiating chest ...

We often think of chest pain as a sign of heart attack, yet chest pain doesn’t automatically mean you have a problem with your heart. There are plenty of other potential culprits—such as heartburn or ...

Doctors urge: If you're having chest pain and don't know why, get medical attention All too often, the mention of chest pain conjures up images of a heart attack, but there are plenty of other ...

Lung cancer symptoms a Cleveland Clinic doctor monitors in his own body include a persistent cough, coughing up blood, weight ...