Questions the doctor may ask about chest pain
- When did the pain start?
- What is the quality of the pain?
- How long does the pain last?
- Does the pain come and go?
- What makes the pain better?
- What makes the pain worse?
- Does the pain radiate somewhere (move to another area of the body)?
- Has there been any preceding illness?
- Has there been any trauma?
- Have there been similar episodes of pain in the past?