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A friend has been feeling a severe pain on the inside, close to the ribs and sometimes it reaches the left side of the thorax. what could it be?
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Costochondritis: assuming that the patient is young and healthy 23 year old with no past medical history, this is likely muscular pain (costochondritis). Try to obtain atleast an X ray to r/o fracture Treatment is NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen, etc). Can also try hot and cold patches.
Answered 11/21/2015
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Thorax Pain, See GP: is always a symptom that you should discuss with your GP to try to establish the cause. There are many causes of thorax pain.
Answered 11/28/2015
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