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My bf walked home and got sudden chest pain and short of breath, now he pain in top of back and hard to breath in. is fit and no issues normally?
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ER immediately..: Even in young fit people, chest pain can mean life threatening emergency such as blood clots.. Er immediately..
Answered 4/11/2014
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Call/see dr/go to ER: If he is still short of breath, regardless of him being fit, he needs immediate attention, as it will tax his heart to be short of oxygen. There are may stories of athletes getting heart attacks, or pulmonary embolism, despite being young and fit. Have him call or see a doctor, or go to the er, and get worked up, and examined for a complete diagnosis, and treatment plan.
Answered 1/31/2020
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Chest pain: I agree with Dr. I. If your boyfriend is tall and slender, sudden pneumothorax(lung collapse) may have occurred and is more common in that body build. Nevertheless he needs prompt evaluation best obtained in the hospital emergency room.
Answered 1/31/2020
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