Chest Pain
When To See a Doctor
You have answered Yes to:
Have you been diagnosed with angina and your angina is occurring more often or is getting worse?
See significance of change in angina if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
Note: Call 911 or other emergency services immediately if:
- You have chest pain and other symptoms of a heart attack.
- Your pain continues unchanged or gets worse after using your home treatment plan for angina.
Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to the following question.
Yes Has your angina gotten better but not gone away after using your home treatment plan?
Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
Yes Are you having angina more often?
Yes Is your angina getting more severe?
Yes Do you have angina with activities that have not caused angina in the past?
Yes Does angina wake you up at night?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS | Last Updated: April 27, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine | |
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