I'm feeling some pain in my ribs on the right side and I had an X-ray done. The report says something about "rounded joint calcific density" in the R paufrachel region and mentions "calcified nodes of various sizes." I'm not really sure what any of this means. Can you explain the report to me and suggest some treatment options?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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