In general, chest discomfort related to a heart attack or another heart problem may be described by or associated with one or more of the following: 1  Pressure, fullness or tightness in your chest. 2  Crushing or searing pain that radiates to your back, neck, jaw, shoulders and arms â particularly your left arm.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) or oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD or OGD) is also called panendoscopy (PES) and upper GI endoscopy. It is also often called just upper endoscopy, upper GI, or even just endoscopy; because EGD is the most commonly performed type of endoscopy, the ambiguous term endoscopy is sometimes informally used to refer to EGD by default.
EGD stands for esophagogastrodudenoscopy and it pertains to a visual inspection of the esophagus, the stomach and upper duodenum. The procedure is done by inserting a flexible endoscope down the throat.An endoscope is a small camera that functions as a tool to examine the internal organs.When undergoing EGD, a patient will be sedated and given an analgesic or pain killer.ith EGD, the esophagus, stomach and duodenum linings are examined. The endoscope is capable of taking biopsies by retrieving tissue samples that will be examined later under a microscope. Biopsies are usually done to determine if cancer is present. With EGD, some other treatments may be executed.