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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?

I held back a series of sneezes yesterday, now I have an extremely sharp shooting pains accross my right rib cage and severe shortness of breath. i cannot move a great deal without the pain taking my breath away. walked 50m from bus stop and had to stop twice as could catch breath. i am a fit 27 year old with no prior problems
Mon, 22 Aug 2016
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You need to consult Emergency or a pulmonologist asap. It may be only a muscle pull but more serious causes of chest pain and breathlessness need to be ruled out.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?

You need to consult Emergency or a pulmonologist asap. It may be only a muscle pull but more serious causes of chest pain and breathlessness need to be ruled out.