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I have severe pain at the location of the heart when i breathe deeply. please can you help me to know what is it?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

If you push down your rib cage at that area and you have the same pain, the pain is due to costochondritis or if you cough too much before. If your rib cage does not have pain with pressing and you only have pain when taking a deep breath and you have had respiratory infection lately, a chest X-ray should be done to rule out pneumonia or pleurisy. For the rib cage pain, you can take analgesic, prn

Answered 7/17/2022

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