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Do i need to go to er if i an experiencing pluerisy chest of pain. experienced sever chest pain under breastbone this weekend but that ended. no fever?

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It depends: If you keep getting this pleuritic pain, you want to know whats causing it.

Dr Mintz agreed

Answered 3/30/2014

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A member asked:

Do i need to go to er if i an experiencing pluerisy chest of pain. experienced sever chest pain under breastbone this weekend but that ended. no fever?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Dr Mintz agreed

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