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What Causes Pain In The Rib Cage While Breathing?

My hubby fell cross country skiing, he landed on his back and his breath was taken away. The muscle running down the back from his shoulder blade down to his kidneys hurts. Sharp pains occur by the ribs/kidney area. Pain when he breathes in deep. What do we do?? Could he have a kidney injury??
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
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Hello dear Greetings
Sorry about your husband incident Regarding the symptoms of pain during taken a deep breath after falling from his skiing I am suggesting the following differential diagnosis
Spinal cord injury
Rib contusion
Rib fracture
Myositis
Vertebral fracture
In view of this please let him do the following test
MRI
CHEST X-RAY
LUMBER X-RAY
meanwhile let him see an orthopaedic specialist with the results and for further expect clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription
I hope this helps Regards
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What Causes Pain In The Rib Cage While Breathing?

Hello dear Greetings Sorry about your husband incident Regarding the symptoms of pain during taken a deep breath after falling from his skiing I am suggesting the following differential diagnosis Spinal cord injury Rib contusion Rib fracture Myositis Vertebral fracture In view of this please let him do the following test MRI CHEST X-RAY LUMBER X-RAY meanwhile let him see an orthopaedic specialist with the results and for further expect clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription I hope this helps Regards