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What Could Be The Reason For Pain In Lower Left Side Of Back Under Ribs, Shortness Of Breath?
pains in lower left side of my back under my ribs,,shortness for breath...when in pain it lasts for couple hours with non stop pains...my 1 st pain yesterday 15-20 min 2nd pain at 3;30 am and stopped at 7;45...i got no credit card...sorry thought it was free :(
Wed, 11 Jun 2014
Left sided pain can be of varied causes diagnosis depends on the character of pain. If its burning type of pain it could be gastrointestinal origin. If the pain increase in intensity on inspiration or expiration it might be pleural origin. If its compressing pain with associated symptoms like palpitation sweating breathlessness it requires cardiology consultation
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