Tests that may be used to evaluate chest pain include :
- Blood tests
- Chest x-rays to look for abnormalities with:
- Your heart
- Your Aorta
- Your lungs:
- Pneumonia
- Collapsed lung
- Pleural effusion (fluid around your lung)
- Tumors
- Your Esophagus
- Special Rib X-rays
- CT scans
- Angiograms
- Ventilation perfusion scanning of the lungs
- Pulmonary angiogram
- Pulmonary function tests
Additional tests that may be used to evaluate the heart may include :