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I have a sharp pain when i breath in my right upper back, should i be worried?

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Chest pain?: 2 possibilities when you get sharp pain in back of your chest with deep breathing: 1- chest wall pain like muscular pain. 2- pulmonary embolism. Means clot in lungs vessels. Get evaluated asap.

Answered 2/14/2016

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