I had a squeezing pain in my chest today, it lasted for about 10 minutes but I still don t feel quite right (2hrs later? I felt breathless during this episode and when I tried to take a deep breath it increased the pain. Any ideas what could of caused this?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Sqeezing pain with increasing pain on inspiration with breathlessness is seen 1. Pneumonia2. Pleural effusion3. Tuberculosis4. Pulmonary contusion5. Pneumothorax. So please get done chest x-ray and consult pulmonologist to rule out above causes. If chest x-ray is normal than it must be related to stress and anxiety. So avoid stress and be relaxed and keep calm.