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polymyalgia diaphragm rib
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
49 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
No: Not to my knowledge.
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Dr. Michael Laccheo answered
15 years experience Rheumatology
Possibly: Polymyalgia rheumatica most commonly affects the shoulder and neck area. After that it affects the hip girdle area. Many people describe pain througho ... Read More
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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered
39 years experience Pain Management
PR and diaphgram: Not usually - mainly shoulder and neck and then hips, also any muscle can be painful - mainly skeletal muscle.
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Dr. Riaz ahmed Ballim answered
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Inflammation: U might have soft tissue injury inflamed muscles.take some coxflam and panado if no help c your dr
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Dr. Parthiban Munnainathan answered
8 years experience Family Medicine
Xiphoid syndrome: Could be Xiphoid syndrome or Gastritis.
A 49-year-old member asked:

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A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Rib pain: Likely reflux , see if antacids/ Zantac (ranitidine) have an impact. May also be gas ( try simethicone), constipation( try milk of magnesia), costocho ... Read More
A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Shim answered
41 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Muscles: In the best case scenario, it is likely a muscle strain to the ribs.
In rare instances, decreased diaphragm excursion may be associated with a rh ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Asaf Presente answered
16 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Changes volumes: Human lungs breathe via negative pressure - the diaphragm and if needed the accessory muscles of respiration (intercostal rib muscles, scalenes etc) d ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. Linda Gromko answered
48 years experience Family Medicine
See your doctor.: It's my job to think, "what's the most serious thing this could be?" and with these symptoms, it could be heart disease. Women's heart disease symptom ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim answered
19 years experience Urgent Care
?pneumonia: Could be a lung infection like pneumonia. I would see your physician immediately to have this diagnosed and treated properly. Good luck
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