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Can kidney stones cause chest pain?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

No: Kidney stones can cause lower abdominal pain or back pain, not known to cause chest pain.

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Answered 8/25/2017

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About a month ago i had kidney stones. 2 weeks later i got gastroentritis for about a week. Just as it has cleared up, this week i have got really bad chest infection why am i so prone to infections?

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Due to kidney stones and a lung nodule, I had 4 ct scans over a 10 month period (2 chest, 2 ab/pelvic). Seems I've weathered that storm but should I be concerned about the amount of radiation (around 42 msv) I received in such a short period?

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I have pain in my upper left back about as high as my lung. Its not constant. It feels like its inside, similar to when I had a kidney stone-less pain?

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