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How can you describe pleuritic chest pain?
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Worse with a breath: It is pain that gets worse with a deep breath or a cough.
Answered 11/28/2017
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CP: Chest pain due to heart diasese is called cardiac chest pain. Causes are depicted in the cartoon. Signs and symptoms and treatment vary with the cause of chest pain. Pleuritic chest pain worsens/occurs when you take a deep breath.
Answered 12/9/2013
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