Chest pain and shortness of breath

Hearts, lungs, ribs, and feelings

Critical problems with the heart, lungs, and great vessels (most notably the aorta) can create pain and shortness of breath. It would be beyond the scope of this blog to teach you how to evaluate these things in any real depth, because that's what doctors spend years studying and training to do in hospitals.

This blog is not medical advice, it is for in…