In some cases, a pinched nerve in the upper back can cause chest pain. However, upper back pinched nerves are less common than those that occur in the neck or lower back. Pinched nerves can cause pain ...

Experts generally define atypical chest pain as any pain that does not have the same characteristics as typical chest pain. Typical chest pain presents as follows: A person will have chest discomfort ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Millions of Americans experience chest pain every year. The American Heart Association (AHA) says that chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million emergency room visits annually in the United States ...

A 52-year-old man with a history of coronary disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and amphetamine abuse presents to the emergency department with left upper quadrant (LUQ) abdominal pain that began ...

You may have left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain from conditions that affect organs like your spleen, kidney, or stomach. It is ...

Atypical chest pain usually feels like a burning or stabbing pain in your chest. Your heart isn’t always responsible. Lung conditions, acid reflux, or cartilage inflammation can also cause chest pain.