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I bit off a fingernail and inhaled it. i'm not sure if i coughed it out. it's been 8 hours and i have some mildish chest pain. what should i do?
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First, stop biting: your nails. Second, the chest pain is probably from your coughing and musculoskeletal, not serious. Third, if you have a fever or start coughing up bloody or greenish mucous then see a pulmonologist for evaluation.
Answered 12/26/2018
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