What Causes Pain In Rib Area With Normal X Ray And Ultrasound?
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Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Usually such symptoms are present with broken rib. To diagnose broken rib it is important to perform TWO tests: ribs x-ray and chest x-ray. First tests shows bones, second shows lungs. So if you have had both x-rays, rib fracture is rather impossible. If you have had only chest x-ray, fracture could remain undetected.
The other thing is that rib fracture (detected or not) does not need special treatment and heals by its own. Bruising can sometimes act like fractured rib and give similar symptoms.
So if you have no shortness of breath, I suggest you to wait a week or two and see if you are improving or not.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
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