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Thin ribs
Thin ribs is a feature in which a person's ribs are thinner than normal for his body size. Thin ribs may be due to some congenital (present at birth) disorders.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 19-year old male asked:
How can I find a cure for thinness?
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A 18-year old male asked:
How can I get rid of thinness?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What kind of massage is good for penis thinness.
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A 37-year old asked:
I am 21 year old. I am an engineer .Because of thinness I look very ugly. How do I increase my body size?
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A 40-year old asked:
Do masturbation leads to hairfall and thinness?
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A 40-year old asked:
How to relieve thinness in arms?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Does a "fast metabolism" and natural thinness mean a shorter life span (according to studies it makes your body work harder and tire) true? :(
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A 19-year old male asked:
I know that alcohol effects INR but does it have the same effect on blood thinness? If my INR was low could I take a shot to counteract anygreenstaken
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the medical term for thinness of bones especially in joints?
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A 60-year old male asked:
What happens when allograph tissue material is placed between my gums and teeth roots and it does not work due to the thinness of my gums?
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A 25-year old male asked:
My spinal disk connecting neck to head has a slight congenital thinness. Should i be concerned about a mild chronic neck pain?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have partial thinness ACL tear with buckling of PCL & grade-2 MRI changes.After 2 years i still feel pain & looseness inside my knee after walk &run?
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A 51-year old female asked about a 51-year old female:
I am a brain stroke patient taking blood thinners and start having red rashes on my feet. Like blood coming out of veins due to thinness. What to do?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are the drawbacks of having thin ribs?
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A 33-year old asked:
Are thin ribs more prone to fractures and breaks?
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A 35-year old female asked:
4 yr old, 17kg is so thin, ribs showing no appetite issues , not sick but i need a weight boosters?
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A 46-year old asked:
Are athletes with thin ribs more likely to get injured in contact sports?
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A 60-year old female asked:
My 35 y/o son, very thin,ate good & worked out whole life, not drinker or smoker, feeling very minor 1 of 10 discomfort sometimes around middle stomach area & sometimes under right rib, seems to move, not constant, comes and goes,no effect from food?
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A 61-year old female asked:
What medical conditions could cause 36 year old son to have mild pressure not pain under right rib for 18 mths? Never worse.Always healthy/thin, never drank or smoked, ate well, exercised. No effect from food. Doc exam and 2 CBC/Urine tests perfect?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I had cheekbone implants made of rib cartilage put in 8 months ago. I don't smoke but unfortunately did at a party yesterday, I had 3 cigarettes and 2 thin cigars. Could this 1 time event resorb them? Would there be any signs like resorbing unevenly?
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A 43-year old female asked:
1st rib + scaleling surgery for ntos i thin acouple internal stitches busted is it serious? I felt a snap then warm wiggle feeling toward my sternum.
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A 60-year old female asked:
Is liver disease common in a 35 year old male with no drinking or smoking history, always very thin and no family history? Son has very minor cramp feeling under right rib on and off for 2 months, no other symptoms, no effects from eating.. Help?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Thin blue veins showing up under my armpit. Down my rib cage. And chest. Also itchy arm pit. I am a male. Please help!
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A 23-year old male asked:
My age was 23 iam weak becoming very thin and chest was becoming changes and my penis was small. now what i have to do?
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A male asked:
Old scars turned red and long scar on chest has a thin red blood line under it; worried a little.
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A 18-year old male asked:
I can clearly feel my heart beating(i am thin) completely irregularly.my chest getting mildly tighter when it happens when i touch my chest i can feel lub-dub dub-lub lub-dub dub-lub.It feels like spasms in sync withmy HR for 20 secs.*Not flutter?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can any doc explain why are my bones showing in my chest..Am i too thin?
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A member asked:
Im 23 year old guy I have tummy thats coming out and have a little fat on my chest and rest of my body is thin , ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My chest area is quite bony and I hate it I'm naturally thin BMI 17 my upper body is thinner than my lower how do I FILL up my chest?!
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