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Occasional chest pain. i can only breath using short breaths. i have tightness in my chest when this happens?
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See your doctor!: Needs evaluation by your doctor, asap! chest pain and chest tightness could be from heart or lung causes and needs evaluation by a doctor.
Answered 8/28/2013
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See a doctor ASAP: Go to an er if it happens again and go see your doctor before the next episode.
Answered 10/4/2016
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