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I have pain in my right shoulder blade when i take a deep breath?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Be seen: Multiple causes of this, many of which are quite benign, including things like pleurisy which is an inflammation of the lining of the lung that can have a very benign natural history. But because there are more serious conditions that can cause pain with inspiration including even a blood clot to the lung, it would be good to be evaluated.

Answered 11/2/2019

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Pleuritic chest pain: This requires evaluation by a doctor. This can be signs of a heart attack in female your age. It can. Also be caused by pneumonia, inflammation of the lining of your lung, a collapsed lung, a blood clot in your lung. It may be related to your gallbladder. Hopefully it is just muscle inflammation, but it needs evaluation.

Answered 12/17/2019

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Few possible causes: Pain in the shoulder blade(chest) which gets worse on breathing could be muscular or pleural in origin. This means a muscle strain(lifting heavy can be one possible cause) or pleurisy which is less common and will have other symptoms like cough or breathing difficulty, a viral infection like head cold. I would not worry much about it for one week and treat it with Tylenol. A X-Ray of Chest may be

Answered 11/2/2019

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