Question 1

if you puncture a chest wall what can you expect to happen ?

Accepted Answer

Maybe Pneumothorax: One possible outcome is a peumothorax (air in the space between chest wall ; lung).

Question 2

i have really bad chest wall pain?

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: It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and may be some tests. It would be prudent to see a doctor. Wish you good health!

Question 3

what are the tests for chest wall pain?

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We have to be: Careful, about possible cardiac origin, if that was addressed the second will be x-ray, cat scan and nerve block.
This usually address most of the issues.

Question 4

what sort of disease is chest wall pain?

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Chest wall pain: Chest wall pain occurs with a variety of conditions. In and of itself, it is such a vague complaint that is has very little diagnostic specificity. However, it may be associated with serious underlying disease processes and therefore should not be ignored.

Question 5

i fractured chest wall cartilage, what to do?

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Conservative: basically you will need rest, anti inflammatory medications, and possibly use of a rib belt. It can take 3-6 months for healing.

good luck

Question 6

how to prevent chest wall pain.

Accepted Answer

1st, sort out basis: Chest wall pain: many origins; commonly recognized include: skin, intercostal muscles, cartilage (connecting ribs to ribs & ribs to sternum), pleuritic (chest wall inner lining and/or lining of lung surfaces), bone, esophagus, heart and/or within the lungs, & the list goes on. Step 1: learn the anatomy. & 2. Work on seeing what either induces or more clearly: what changes the pain, when present.

Question 7

what test is done for a suspected chest wall strain?

Accepted Answer

Physical exam: Would be best to diagnose this.

Question 8

what can be done to ease chest wall pain after surgery?

Accepted Answer

Narcotic analgesics: Acutely, narcotics, administered by patient controlled analgesia (pca) pump is the commonly used approach. Morphine, dilaudid, and Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) are most commonly used.  After the first few days, oral analgesics like vicodin or Percocet are usually used. Mechanical manipulation of the forming scar by well trained occupational therapists can be helpful for sub-acute or chronic pain after surgery.

Question 9

when you sleep on your side can you get chest wall pain?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Many things can cause chest wall pain. An osteopathic physician (do) can assess your pain and, if the cause is a rib or spinal problem, fix it.  As do's are full-fledged physicians and trained in manual treatment, like chiropractors, they may be better equipped than either chiro's or md's, alone, to assess such pain, find whether the cause is an organ, muscle or bone and decide how best to proceed.

Question 10

why do i have chest wall pain and hard time breathing long after workouts ?

Accepted Answer

exercise asthma: You may have exercise induced asthma, due to cooling of airways while exercising , try exercising with mouth closed, if no success see a pulmonary specialist.

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