Ping!............
Hence the oldest treatment in the book:
“Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.”
It works all the time, under all circumstances. A person gets pain relief and the reassurance of receiving personal, professional care later. Relaxes, goes to sleep, and calls in the morning. Gets treated for something else if needed, and recovers from the other problem.
The person is having a real heart attack, but the aspirin lowers blood pressure, lowers pain levels, relaxes the patient, and the patient recovers overnight. Has no pain the morning. Doesn’t call in the morning.
The person is having a very real, very dangerous heart attack, but doesn’t recover. Dies a bit later that night with less pain. Doesn’t call in the morning.
I take low dose aspirin because of an elevated platelet level - it keeps them from sticking together.