What is the problem in left side chest

Chest pain treatment:

• The treatment of chest pain depends on the cause that led to its occurrence, the severity of the pain, and Whether it's accompanied by other symptoms, as there are many causes that lead to chest pain, some of which are serious and require urgent medical intervention, and some of them do not require urgent medical intervention or a visit to the hospital, one of the serious causes Chest pain is a heart attack, in which the pain is in the left side of the chest, the patient feels heaviness in the chest, shortness of breath, sweating, and pain in the left arm or jaw,The pain is sharp and severe and all of these symptoms occur within 15-30 minutes and treatment must be done in the hospital, either with cardiac catheterization or drugs that dissolve clots, other causes include angina pectoris, which results from narrowing of the coronary arteries feeding the heart, in which the patient feels chest pain with jaw or neck pain. With a general feeling of discomfort, which are degrees, some of which require medical intervention in case the pain is severe and squeezing in the chest. Medicines such as calcium channel blockers, beta 2 blockers, or cardiac catheterization are used, and some of them can be treated at home by following some tips such as rest, quitting smoking, Exercising, avoiding fatty foods .another cause that causes chest pain is inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage or muscle spasm in the muscles of the rib cage and it's treated by using oral pain relievers such as Naproxen 500 mg two tablets daily for 5 days, in addition to using a topical pain reliever such as Diclofenac gel topical paint on the chest 3 times a day, with a muscle relaxant Such as Sirdalud 2mg three times a day, in addition to using warm water compresses on the chest area and avoiding lifting any heavyweights, and avoiding exposure to cold air current, other causes is esophageal reflux which is accompanied by acidity and heartburn in the chest and a sense of metallic taste in the mouth and its treatment is with proton pump inhibitors such as Esomeprazole.

How is the diagnosis made?

• Diagnosis is made by taking a medical history, studying risk factors such as smoking, eating fat, obesity, family history, studying the symptoms you suffer from,  a clinical examination, and then running some tests such as ECG and heart enzymes to rule out heart attacks and angina pectoris, chest x-ray to rule out Chest infections, barium x-ray to rule out GERD, complete blood test to assess white blood cell count

Chest pain causes:

• heart attacks
• Angina pectoris
• chest infections
• muscle spasm
• Costochondritis of the chest
• gastroesophageal reflux disease

Our advice:

• Consult a doctor to run the necessary tests for diagnosis