I have a chest pain on deep breathing. Why?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 44 year old female. From the last four days, I have a pain when I breathe in. It is felt just above my left breast, not exacerbated by lifting, but when I stand up from a lying or sitting position, it gets worse. I also have a slight ache in the left shoulder and on the top of my left arm. I am not taking medication. The pain is not relieved by anti inflammatories or codeine. I cannot recall injuring myself at all.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I went through your query. Let me tell you few important things about chest pain.

Any chest pain which is increased by a movement is from the chest wall and not from the heart.

A chest pain which is exaggerated by coughing, sneezing, and deep breathing is due to a problem in the pleura that covers the lungs.

Any chest pain in the middle of the chest which is continuous, severe, and associated with breathlessness and sweating radiating to the arm or jaw is likely to be of a cardiac origin.

Your pain is likely to be originating from the chest wall. So, I would suggest getting an X-ray of the chest done and taking a NSAID (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) for few days.

For more information consult an internal medicine physician online --> https://icliniq.com./ask-a-doctor-online/internal-medicine-physician

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