Chest tightness after exertion may be caused by pneumothorax, or it may be caused by the existence of coronary heart disease and excessive exertion leading to myocardial ischemia. If it is the former, you need to go to the respiratory department as soon as possible, and take a chest X-ray to get a clear diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible; if it is the latter, you need to go to the cardiology department of the hospital for treatment.
Sudden chest tightness after exertion may be caused by sudden pneumothorax, which is commonly seen in people with long and thin body types or people with pulmonary alveoli or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Usually the chest tightness is more obvious, some may also be accompanied by chest pain, to go to the respiratory department of the hospital as soon as possible, by taking a chest X-ray examination can be clearly diagnosed.
A small amount of closed pneumothorax can be absorbed slowly, but if it is a large amount of pneumothorax or open pneumothorax, puncture drainage is needed.
If you are middle-aged or old people or usually have a history of coronary heart disease, overwork and exertion, chest tightness symptoms, may be angina attack, to stop working as soon as possible, sit down to rest, if there are emergency drugs, such as fast-acting heart pills or nitroglycerin to be sublingual as soon as possible, and as soon as possible to go to call the emergency ambulance to send the emergency department of the hospital to the clinic.
If there is any discomfort, you should seek medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions.