Pneumonia and Chest Pain – USMLE 1

Both coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction can cause chest pain and back pain, and it can be hard to distinguish one from another. But these conditions are usually easy to distinguish from pneumonia. That is an inflammation of the lungs. Chest pain caused by pneumonia, that is the inflammation of the lungs is usually accompanied with fever and cough and musculoskeletal conditions, often present with pain that can be caused by simply palpating the painful area.