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Pain. Pneumothorax, or buildup of air in the pleural space, with a collapsed or partially collapsed lung. Sometimes air comes in through the needle or the needle makes a hole in the lung. Usually, a hole seals itself—but sometimes air builds up around the lung and makes it collapse. A chest tube removes the air and lets the lung expand again.
There are many issues that cause chest pain, and the true cause often isn't obvious even to experts without further testing. (And this list isn't exhaustive.) So any new chest pain, pressure ...
Kamath says it can cause intermittent chest pain or sharp, tearing chest pain that often radiates to the shoulders and the back. It more often happens to men between the ages of 60 and 80.
Psychogenic causes of chest pain can include panic attacks; however, this is a diagnosis of exclusion. [12] In children, the most common causes for chest pain are musculoskeletal (76–89%), exercise-induced asthma (4–12%), gastrointestinal illness (8%), and psychogenic causes (4%). [13] Chest pain in children can also have congenital causes.
The causes are unknown, but this kind of chest pain is often seen with arthritis, trauma to the chest wall (something heavy hitting your chest), bacterial infections, and excessive coughing from a ...
A primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) tends to occur in a young adult without underlying lung problems, and usually causes limited symptoms. Chest pain and sometimes mild breathlessness are the usual predominant presenting features. [12] [13] In newborns tachypnea, cyanosis and grunting are the most common presenting symptoms. [14]
Problems related to the lungs can cause chest pain that feels worse every time you take a breath. Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Pain, cough ...
In children, chest pain is often present. [111] Signs occurring during an asthma attack include the use of accessory muscles of respiration (sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscles of the neck), there may be a paradoxical pulse (a pulse that is weaker during inhalation and stronger during exhalation), and over-inflation of the chest. [112]