52 year old woman with sharp stabbing pains in back of right lung with shortness of breath she said it feels tight when she breath .what is causing it?

Need evaluation NOW: This may be life threatening. She should be seen asap. Maybe it is as simple as pleuritis or pneumonia but it may also be a blood clot to the lung. To the md now or the er.

Time to call 911: A woman in her 50's, with pain inside the chest and shortness of breath, should call 911 and take the ambulance to the er. She should not wait at home to see if the symptoms get better. It could be a heart attack, which can be fatal. If it turns out to be a collapsed lung, a pneumonia, or a blood clot in the lung, she will still be in the right place at the emergency room. Call for the ambulance.

Check it out.: It might not be life threatening but there is no way to know. Even if you don't call 911 or go to the er becasue of cost, she should be seen by someone.