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Upper back muscle pain with shoulder pain or lung pain 33 year old female and smoker?
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Needs Evaluation: Could be anything from a simple muscle strain, gallbladder problems, a blood clot on the lung to atypical heart pain. Is going to require a thorough history and physical examination as well as EKG, Lab Work, possibly a Chest X-Ray. See your doctor.
Answered 11/1/2017
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