noun, Physiology. 1. an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery. He who worships his sphygmomanometer as a thing apart and infallible will sooner or later come to grief.
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the tissue layers surrounding the heart. The chest pain of pericarditis is usually sharp and stabbing. It can radiate to the back, neck, or arm. The pain may worsen when taking a deep breath or lying flat and lessen when leaning forward.
5 days is up and I'm still feeling pain in my throat, but it doesn't hurt to swallow or talk. There's just a throbbing pain in the front and sides of my throat and I can feel it going down into my chest. My chest hurts, coming and going... occasionally when I breathe in and out-getting worse each day.