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What Causes One-sided Chest And Back Discomfort Upon Deep Breathing?

I m having some discomfort when I breath deeply on one side of my chest and back. I think it s muscular although I can t point to a recent injury. Just want to rule out anything serious. It happened several weeks ago for a day or two and went away and then came on yesterday and is still bothersome. Any thoughts?
Sat, 26 Mar 2016
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Hi, I understand your concern and I'll try to help you. The pain that you do not have reported alarming features and the most common cause is really musculoskeletal etiology.

The alarm signals are the sensation of shortness of breath, feeling faint, feeling of nausea and vomiting, sweating and pallor, and severe worsening of pain and a feeling of imminent death. If any of these features appear, look for an emergency room to investigate the cause of pain and should move away myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, acute aortic dissection.

Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help you. Wish you good health.
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What Causes One-sided Chest And Back Discomfort Upon Deep Breathing?

Hi, I understand your concern and I ll try to help you. The pain that you do not have reported alarming features and the most common cause is really musculoskeletal etiology. The alarm signals are the sensation of shortness of breath, feeling faint, feeling of nausea and vomiting, sweating and pallor, and severe worsening of pain and a feeling of imminent death. If any of these features appear, look for an emergency room to investigate the cause of pain and should move away myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, acute aortic dissection. Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help you. Wish you good health.