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My ribs and shoulder on my right side are sending shooting pains when i breathe and move?
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You are: Describing pleurisy, which has myriad causes, none of which can be solved at the keyboard. Go to urgent care, be examined, likely a chest x-ray. Pneumonia, pulmonary embolism are not to be trifles with. And there are many other more chronic issues.
Answered 3/26/2013
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