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Chest tightness, neck pain, dizziness, headache, abdominal pain, stomach pain... Do you also have these symptoms in your daily life? Is it a common condition that can be alleviated by taking a break, or is it a sign of a disease? According to the answers of relevant experts such as cardiology, emergency department, cerebrovascular department, orthopedics, oncology, etc., the Beijing News reporter summarized and summarized the following common symptoms that may indicate diseases, helping people to find problems in time and seek medical treatment in time.

Symptoms: chest and back pain, chest tightness

●Myocardial infarction

Precordial discomfort due to exertion, emotional agitation, or sleep disturbances, if not relieved, accompanied by sweating, pallor, and a sense of impending death, may be a precursor to myocardial infarction. In addition, unexplained persistent toothache, sore throat, neck pain, epigastric pain, left shoulder pain, and arm pain should also be considered for the possibility of myocardial infarction.

●Aortic dissection

Aortic dissection should be alerted to persistent tear-like pain in the chest and back. When severe chest pain occurs, it is important not only to consider that it is myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolism, but also to pay attention to whether there is aortic dissection. Sometimes it is not easy to distinguish, especially when the aortic dissection involves the coronary arteries, and there are also manifestations of myocardial infarction, which can be judged by cardiac ultrasound or supplemented by laboratory tests.

●Pulmonary embolism

Chest pain, difficulty breathing, or feeling short of breath with a little movement, or not catching up with the upper air may indicate pulmonary embolism. If there is swelling of the lower limbs, inflammation of the veins of the lower limbs, foot sprains, leg sprains and other braking problems, accompanied by chest pain, breath holding, etc., you should seek medical examination in time.

●COPD

Chest tightness may also indicate COPD. Chronic cough, sputum production, shortness of breath or dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, and loss of appetite are common symptoms of COPD. When the early symptoms of COPD are mild, they have little impact on the daily life of patients and are easily overlooked. Lung function tests are the most effective way to detect COPD early, and regular lung function checks are recommended for people with risk factors, especially those over 40 years of age.

●Lung cancer

Prolonged chest tightness and chest pain may also indicate lung cancer. The symptoms of lung cancer lack specificity, especially in the early stages, and are usually detected on physical examination. If you have symptoms such as long-term cough, chest tightness, chest pain, dyspnea, bloody sputum, hoarseness, etc., it is recommended to do relevant tests. A small number of lung cancer patients present with shoulder and back pain, and shoulder and back pain caused by lung cancer is generally persistent, there is no clear tender point, and the pain will continue to increase, but it will not cause limited movement.

●Coronary heart disease

The presence of precordial tenderness after exertion lasting 3 to 5 minutes should be considered for the possibility of coronary heart disease, especially for people over 60 years of age, with a history of smoking, and hypertension. Some patients will present with atypical pain, such as heart tingling, chest needle prick pain, pain that has nothing to do with activity all day, etc., especially for some elderly people, stomach pain, toothache, etc., always unclear diagnosis should also consider the possibility of coronary heart disease.

●Pneumothorax

Sudden, severe and acute chest pain on one side of the lungs, followed by symptoms such as breath holding and shortness of breath, once the above symptoms occur, excluding heart diseases such as angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, the possibility of pneumothorax should be taken into account.

●Bronchial asthma

Chest tightness or chest pain, shortness of breath, difficulty sleeping due to shortness of breath, coughing or wheezing, and whistling or wheezing when exhaling may indicate bronchial asthma. Not all asthma develops with typical symptoms such as wheezing and shortness of breath. If there is a persistent dry cough, or if treatment with cough-suppressing sputum and antibiotics is ineffective, be alert to cough variant asthma.

Urgency:

Myocardial infarction ★★★★★

Pulmonary embolism ★★★★★

Aortic dissection ★★★★★

Pneumothorax ★★★★★

Coronary heart disease ★★★★ ☆

Lung cancer ★★★★ ☆

COPD ★★★ ☆☆

Bronchial asthma ★★★ ☆☆

Symptoms: headache, dizziness

●Cerebral infarction

Headache and dizziness may indicate cerebral infarction. Before the advent of cerebral infarction, the nerve center and motor center of the human body will have signs, signs of "hemiplegia", loss of strength in the limbs, becoming very "soft", accompanied by sudden immobility, unable to hold things, unilateral hands and feet numbness, stiff tongue roots, unfavorable speech, slurred, language barriers, etc.

●Hypertension

Hypertension often presents with dizziness, hair numbness, neck stiffness, and chest tightness. Severe headache, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, blood in the urine, palpitations, and tinnitus suggest a hypertensive crisis that requires urgent medical attention.

●Anemia

Headache, dizziness may also be related to anemia, if you feel dizzy, fatigue, palpitations, chest tightness, memory loss, inexplicable loss of appetite, pale face, rough skin, hair loss, nails loss and other symptoms, you can go to the hospital for blood test routine.

●Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia can also manifest as dizziness and headache. Mild hypoglycemia can show signs of sympathetic excitement, such as weakness, cold sweat, pale skin, palpitations, hunger, cold limbs, and hand tremors; if not corrected in time, further impairment of consciousness, blurred vision, cognitive impairment, seizures, and even coma can occur.

●Cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis can also cause dizziness and headache. Cervical spondylosis usually feels stiff neck and shoulder muscles, in addition to the symptoms directly manifested in the neck and shoulders, the typical symptoms of cervical spondylosis are headache, dizziness, vomiting, dizziness, etc. Some cervical spondylosis patients will have obvious memory decline, and even vision loss, these symptoms are related to cervical spine lesions compressing nerves and blood vessels. Some patients with cervical spondylosis are manifested as always wanting to cough, in fact, this is caused by cervical spine lesions compressing the recurrent laryngeal nerve; some people show stomach pain, and repeated examinations have not found stomach problems, which is cervical spine lesions that compress the recurrent gastrointestinal nerves.

Cerebral infarction ★★★★★

Hypertension ★★★★★

Hypoglycemia ★★★★ ☆

Cervical spondylosis ★★★★ ☆

Anemia ★★★ ☆☆

Symptoms: abdominal pain, stomach pain

●Acute pancreatitis

Sudden upper middle abdominal pain, abdominal distension require vigilance against acute pancreatitis, this pain can radiate to the shoulder and back, and can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever, jaundice and other symptoms.

●Gallbladder stones

The presence of vague pain in the right upper quadrant, accompanied by bloating, belching, hiccups, etc., may indicate gallbladder stones. Gallbladder stones are mostly asymptomatic, and a small number of patients may present with biliary colic, which is often associated with eating greasy foods, and the pain is located in the right upper quadrant, is paroxysmal or persistently worsening, and may radiate to the right shoulder blade and right shoulder back, accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

●Bowel cancer

Paroxysmal abdominal pain or touching a mass in the abdomen may be a sign of bowel cancer. The main symptoms of bowel cancer are blood in the stool, diarrhea, abdominal pain, etc., which are easily confused with hemorrhoids and dysentery. Once it is found that black stool, dark red stool, bright red stool, stool becomes more and more irregular, frequent constipation, increase in the number of bowel movements, incomplete defecation or a sudden increase in the number of farts, fart odor, etc., should be consulted in time.

●Gastric perforation

Sudden, severe abdominal pain, which initially begins in the upper abdomen or perforated area, is usually knife cut or burning-like, usually persistent, but may also have paroxysmal exacerbations, possibly gastric perforation, and the pain quickly spreads throughout the abdomen, and can spread to the shoulder with a tingling or sore sensation.

●Stomach cancer

Pain in the epigastric region and persistent dyspepsia may indicate gastric cancer signals. Stomach pain is a common symptom, stomach cancer can affect the absorption of food, and patients can experience rapid weight loss. Bleeding or black stools may also occur.

Acute pancreatitis ★★★★★

Gastric perforation ★★★★★

Bowel cancer ★★★★ ☆

Stomach cancer ★★★★ ☆

Gallbladder stones ★★★ ☆☆

Beijing News reporter Zhang Zhaohui Liu Xu

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