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I fell and now it hurts to breathe deep?
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You need an exam: You could have a rib fracture, a rib restriction affecting full inspiration, or even damage to the lung if a fracture is there; or just bruised ribs and muscles that hurt when you engage them with breathing. Fractures are usually localized pain and hurts over the fracture when you touch it, bruises would be more diffuse or spread out.
Answered 11/29/2019
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Rib pain?: Did you fall on your chest? Possibly you bruised your Rib or you could fractured your rib. You should have an X-ray of your ribs to determine this . Have your PCP see you.
Answered 7/16/2017
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