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Home Health Query Pulmonology/ Respiratory Medicine I've been experiencing this sharp pain in my chest...

Male
20 Years
07/02/2025

I've been experiencing this sharp pain in my chest when I take a really deep breath, and it's kind of worrying me. What's weird is that sometimes at night, the pain shows up even when I'm not breathing deeply. It's pretty painful, and I'm just wondering what might be causing this. Could it be something serious, or is it just some kind of normal thing that happens?

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Dr Kareemulla Shaik

General Practitioner

MBBS
0+ Yrs

take pantop 40mg and tab zero dollars once daily for 3 days

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