A member asked:

Choked on some tea about an hour ago and was coughing a lot, my body now feels heavy, i have chest pains that come and go. short of breath. am i okay?

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Dr. Dustin Colegrove answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Sounds like you have: an aspiration pneumonitis. If you are short of breath, go to an ER to get checked out. Imaging can be done to exclude a pneumothorax.

Answered 2/1/2015

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