Chest pain can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'generally fatal'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose chest pain, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Pulmonary Fibrosis | 94% | Confirm |
Myocarditis | 29% | Unlikely |
Fluorosis | 25% | Unlikely |
Aspartame/Neotame Side-Effects | 3% | Ruled out |
Anxiety | 1% | Ruled out |
Costochronditis | 1% | Ruled out |
Angina | 1% | Ruled out |
Do you experience chest pain? Do not include pressure or tightness.
Possible responses:
→ No / don't know→ Yes, I can touch the tender area → Yes, it is deep in my chest → Yes, it radiates to my back, neck, jaw or arm |
Around 60% of people referred to cardiologists with chest pain do not have a heart problem but are simply suffering from anxiety.