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My boyfriend has horrible back pain. he can't move around a lot and says he feels a sharp pain in his lungs when he moves. some coughing. ?
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Back/lung pain: Go to ER/urgent care. May be musculoskeletal pain, could be reflux/ gastritis w /or w/o H pylori , gallbladder, pneumonia( in young people usually fever and very sick) ,renal stone.Coughing could be spasm preventing complete expansion of the lungs. rarely could be a clot in lungs( check d-dimer). Maalox/ mylanta, helps gastritis, motrin 200 mg ( if not allergic) 2-3 for muscles/ F/U today
Answered 6/6/2016
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