Question

How can I identify if my chest pain is serious?

Answer 1

Chest pain can be due to various reasons like any problem in the heart, lungs, nerves/muscle or bone problem, gastrointestinal problem. Although not only because of chest pain, these heart problems are common causes.

Complete answer:
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons that people visit the emergency room. Chest pain varies depending on the person to person. It also varies in:
Quality, Intensity, Duration and location.
It may feel sharp, stabbing pain or may dull ache. It may be a sign of serious heart-related issues. Many common reasons that aren’t life-threatening may also have caused it.
A sudden feeling of pressure, tightness, or crushing under your breastbone
Chest pain that spreads to your jaw, left arm, or back.
Sudden, sharp chest pain with shortness of breath, especially after long period of inactivity
Nausea, dizziness, rapid heart rate or rapid breathing, confusion, or excessive sweating
Very low blood pressure or very low heart rate
Do Call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:- Fever, chills, or coughing up yellow-green mucus
Problems in swallowing
Severe chest pain that does not go away.

Note:
All of the Sudden severe chest or upper back pain, often described as a tearing, ripping, or shearing sensation, that radiates to the neck or down the back. Loss of consciousness (fainting); Shortness of breath; Sudden difficulty speaking, loss of vision, weakness, or get paralyzed on one side of your body, such as having a stroke.