Frequently used as an abbreviation for secondary to. You might also see it written as 2 or 2/2. Feb 7, '11. We were told to use s/t instead of r/t if the defining characteristic you cite in your NDX statement is an MDX rather than a sign or symptom.
Examples of heart-related causes of chest pain include: Heart attack. A heart attack is a result of a blood clot that's blocking blood flow to your heart muscle. Angina. Thick plaques can gradually build up on the inner walls of the arteries that carry blood to your heart.
Anxiety is very common, but so is heart disease. Chest pain due to anxiety is most likely caused by muscle contractions in the chest wall, where the pain tends to be localized, and is often a sharp pain that is either fleeting or interrupts a breath. The anxiety causing the chest pain will often exacerbate the condition.