Many people do not identify or recognize the symptoms of a heart attack, or it could be, because of presumed only pain in the chest. Although not all chest pain is a heart attack symptoms, but need to watch in order to find the appropriate treatment. To ensure the chest pain of a heart attack or not, can test by take a deep breath. If the pain worsens when breathing in, it means the problem is the lungs, not a heart attack. In addition, the chest pain to heart attacks, not only felt at one point, but feels expanded in the chest. Generally pain accompanied by cold sweat. The typical symptoms of a heart attack is chest pain that radiates to the arms, neck, and feels like choking. Nausea or discomfort in the abdomen such as an ulcer, is also a heart attack are often ignored.
There are three types of heart attacks, namely, angina pectoris, nonstemi, and STEMI. All three have the same symptoms. However, for the case of angina pectoris and nonstemi, yet aggressive treatment is required. So, although symptoms feels light, it is better to consult a doctor immediately. Especially if you have risk factors for coronary heart disease, such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure and family history.
Symptoms of a heart attack
A heart attack is an emergency medical condition that should be addressed immediately. Immediately go to the nearest hospital if you, or someone suspected of having a heart attack. Heart attack symptoms that can occur are:
- Hard to breathe.
- Pain in the chest. Chest feels like in the press, or narrow in the middle. The pain is usually very severe, but there are some people who simply feel a mild illness. Sometimes in women, the elderly, and people with diabetes do not feel any pain at all.
- Pain in other body parts. Start of arms, especially the left, jaw, neck, back, and abdomen.
- Feeling nauseous, occurs indigestion, and abdominal pain.
- Feeling weak and dizzy.
- Agitated or anxious.
- Cough
- sweat
All the symptoms mentioned above, is not necessarily experienced by all patients with heart attacks. There are even some people who have no symptoms at all, and others are directly experiencing cardiac arrest. But the more symptoms that you have, chances are you'll have a heart attack be increased. A heart attack can occur suddenly, but sometimes, it can also appear early signs and symptoms before the heart attack. The initial symptoms are usually chest pain or angina. This condition is triggered by fatigue while working and subsides with rest. Angina itself occurs because the blood supply to the heart is reduced.
Angina symptoms similar to a heart attack, but it will disappear after a while. Recognize the differences attacks of angina and heart attacks. Angina usually can be controlled by taking medicine. Your doctor will prescribe drugs to be consumed when symptoms increase. If the condition does not improve after the first dose is given, taking the second dose five minutes later. If necessary, take a third dose five minutes after the second dose. But if after the third dose still can not relieve symptoms, immediately go to the nearest hospital.
Cardiac arrest can occur due to complications from a heart attack. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart is experiencing spasms that eventually resulted stopped. Some of the symptoms in patients with cardiac arrest patient is not moving, not breathing, and did not react when invited to communicate or react to touch. In the event of cardiac arrest in someone, first aid that can be done is to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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Mr Soed - Tuesday, March 14, 2017
