I had a sudden onset of left sided chest pain when i breathed in deeply. what is the cause?

i have no other medical conditions other than hypertension and before that i was not doing anything strenuous. and i had a headache before the pain started.
Answer:
Could be many things. Pulled muscle, pneumonia, asthma, or heart issue. If you are still feeling pain, you should call your doctor. They will advise you. If your pain is debilitating, call 911 - you have no time to be online. Good luck!

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see a doctor. I cant believe you people think the people on here know something about chest pain. do you think we are all just unemployed doctors on here making sure that someone doesnt have a heart attack? wow!

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CALL 911..

I love the questions like I have a car on fire what do i do...

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If it is upon deep inspiration than it is most likely pleurisy, an inflammation of the lining of the lungs, which would fit in with the headache. Its probably viral. If you start having sweating, shortness of breath with this or it worsens be evaluated by a physician.

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if it's when you breathe in deeply and not when you've taken a breath out, it's not cardiac related. This does not sound like a heart attack (though with hypertension you should be wary of this).

Most likely it is chest wall pain, possibly caused by pulling a muscle or a pleuralism.

If this continues for a few hours, or is coupled with diziness or loss of breath, or if the pain happens when you are relaxing, I would advise you to seek immediate medical care

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