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A 29-year-old female asked:

Chest tightness for 3 days, no real cough unless i get short of breath. ppl can hear me breathe. now sharp mid chest pain when laughing.causes?

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Dr. Charles Gordonanswered

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? Asthma??: See your doc. If you have asthma you will respond to a bronchodilator agent like albuterol quite quickly.

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