Chest pain is pain that is located in the middle of the chest. The symptom is accompanied by difficulty breathing, interruptions in the work of the heart. Soreness occurs in diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, hyperacid conditions, tumors of the mediastinum. To determine the cause of retrosternal pain, an ECG, ultrasound of the heart, radiography, and laboratory tests are performed. To stop unpleasant symptoms, prescribe antianginal drugs, antacids, anti-inflammatory drugs.
Pain under the right shoulder blade occurs in pathologies of bone structures (scoliosis, osteochondrosis, cracks and fractures), damage to the liver and gallbladder (calculous cholecystitis, hepatitis, biliary dyskinesia), respiratory diseases (pneumonia, pleurisy, pneumothorax). Diagnostic search includes ultrasound, radiological and invasive techniques, which are complemented by laboratory research methods. You can eliminate pain in the right subscapular region with the help of analgesics and antispasmodics. A complex of drug treatment and physiotherapy is prescribed to eliminate the causes of pain.
Viscous (thick) sputum is a symptom of chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract, which include bronchitis, congestive pneumonia, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Viscous sputum is characteristic of tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, congenital and acquired bronchiectasis. To diagnose the cause of thick sputum, x-ray studies (CT, fluoroscopy, bronchography), endoscopic and functional methods are prescribed. Sputum analysis, standard blood tests are required. For treatment, mucolytics, anti-inflammatory, secretory agents, bronchodilators, antibiotics are used.