A 45-year-old man presents a 2-day history of left-sided chest pain. he describes it as an aching pain that is aggravated by movement, and he denies any history of trauma to the chest. on examination, there is tenderness on palpation over his left chest wall. what is the most probable cause of his chest pain?

A 45-year-old man presents a 2-day history of left-sided chest pain. he describes it as an aching pain that is aggravated by movement, and he denies any history of trauma to the chest. on examination, there is tenderness on palpation over his left chest wall. what is the most probable cause of his chest pain?

A 45-year-old man presents a 2-day history of left-sided chest pain. he describes it as an aching pain that is aggravated by movement, and he denies any history of trauma to the chest. on examination, there is tenderness on palpation over his left chest wall. what is the most probable cause of his chest pain?



A. musculoskeletal pain
B. herpes zoster
C. spontaneous pneumothorax
D. angina
E. pericarditis

Answer: A. musculoskeletal pain