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Rib and shoulder pain when breathing
A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Pleurtic shoulder pa: May be pleurodynia viral inflammation of the lining aroudn the lung, or rarely may be pnurmothorax ( collapse of lung ) though usually assocaited wi... Read More
317 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Vivek Agrawalanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience
Yes Possibly: Left arm pain and tingling certainly sounds like nerve pain, but the deep breathing and lying down also raise the possibility of other sources. Altho... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

A Verified Doctoranswered
39 years experience
Yes: As tingling in arm is constant, and worsens with change of position, my best guess would be nerve compression within the shoulder. Breathing deeply is... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Edward Hellmananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 30 years experience
Varies: There are many potential causes. An irritation of a nerve in the mid back can cause pain that radiates around one side of the trunk. Gallbladder, lu... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Rowlin Lichteranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 73 years experience
Shoulder pain: Unsure of pain loco. 2 pains or one? Difficulty breathing is a reason to be examined by a doc and x-ray. Point of shoulder could be tendinitis. Media... Read More
1.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Munshoweranswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Chest pains: Any time a Dr. Hears Chest pains, and then a hear rate of 100 etc. it is a tough question to swallow about whether you should worry or not. Chest pai... Read More
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 55-year-old male asked:

Dr. Amy Levineanswered
Radiology 24 years experience
Muscles: The most common cause of this would be a muscle strain. This would not show up on x-ray. The xray can evaluate your bones and your lungs.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Peter Ihleanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 55 years experience
Gall bladder pain is: usually associated with eating fatty foods. U may B having " gas pains " . If constipated,the bowls R moving stool along, and if there's a gas bubble,... Read More
1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Michael Fedakanswered
A US doctor answeredLearn more
Possible enlarged sp: This could bean enlarged spleen. It would cause the torso pain as well as referred pain to your left shoulder. You should see your physician for this.
4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Referred Pain?: The same nerves that innervate the diaphragm go to the shoulder, as well. Therefore, anything that irritates the diaphragm, such as gallbladder or li... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jesse Lipnickanswered
Pain Management 31 years experience
Not Likely: Consider a muscle strain in the area of the effected shoulder. Also consider some condition in the lung such as pleurisy. Do you have any sign of an... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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