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Doctor, i want to know what are the symptoms of broken ribs?
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Pain especially with: Breathing or movement or just touching them.
Answered 10/24/2012
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Broken ribs : Pain , but if lung puncture occurs when there is a broken rib, shortness of breath may occur in a addition to pain.
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