Symptom: Pressure
Pressure: Physical feeling of pressure in a body area
Introduction: Pressure refers to a physical feeling of pressing, hardness, tightness or stiffness in a body area. Pressure may be related to swelling or stiffness. Particularly dangerous is chest pressure, which may indicate a heart attack, even without chest pain. Also serious is any type of abdominal pressure; see abdominal swelling or abdominal pain. For analysis of mental or emotional pressure symptoms, see stress, fatigue, and their related symptoms. All pressure symptoms need prompt professional medical advice.
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Types of Pressure: chest pressure (6)
Symptoms related to Pressure: swelling (281), stiffness (88), abdominal swelling (70), chest pressure (6), blood pressure symptoms (37)
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Conditions listing symptoms: Pressure: The following list of conditions have 'Pressure' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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