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What Causes Pain In Chest, Back And Leg Along With Cough?
Brief Answer:
List of serious and non-serious things.
Detailed Answer:
Pain is evolutionarily a sign of something wrong that needs attention. More serious and wider spread pain would usually mean a more important/serious/concerning condition.
Pain can be localized not only by where it is but what functions it affects and what can trigger it. Cough with pain would strongly imply a lung problem not just a joint or muscle problem. This can occur with heart problems if fluid backs up from the heart into the lungs. This is a very bad situation.
In a middle aged or older person it essentially means hospital admission.
List of serious and non-serious things.
Detailed Answer:
Pain is evolutionarily a sign of something wrong that needs attention. More serious and wider spread pain would usually mean a more important/serious/concerning condition.
Pain can be localized not only by where it is but what functions it affects and what can trigger it. Cough with pain would strongly imply a lung problem not just a joint or muscle problem. This can occur with heart problems if fluid backs up from the heart into the lungs. This is a very bad situation.
In a middle aged or older person it essentially means hospital admission.
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