A 15-year-old female patient states during a routine physical examination that she has been experiencing pain in the left, anterior side of her chest. The pain is sharp, comes on suddenly, and resolves completely after 10 to 30 seconds. It does not radiate, and is not accompanied by tachycardia, vertigo, syncope, or other symptoms. The patient states that she remains still and takes shallow breaths until the pain resolves. Based on the patient’s symptoms, the most likely diagnosis is

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A 15-year-old female patient states during a routine physical examination that she has been experiencing pain in the left, anterior side of her chest. The pain is sharp, comes on suddenly, and resolves completely after 10 to 30 seconds. It does not radiate, and is not accompanied by tachycardia, vertigo, syncope, or other symptoms. The patient states that she remains still and takes shallow breaths until the pain resolves. Based on the patient’s symptoms, the most likely diagnosis is