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Costochondritis is an inflammation of the costal cartilage which connects the breastbone or sternum with the ribs. The exact cause of this chest pain is still unclear. However, the potential cause may include trauma, muscle strain, rib cage injury, infection, or arthritis. You should avoid stren...
My weight gain starts under my sternum to my belly button area. Always bloated full feeling. So drastic that i eventually had liposuction on abdomen and lower back 15 months ago and it is all back as it was prior to procedure. Also have bouts of fluid retention that may come for 3-4 ...
While it is unlikely that a heart attack brings about pain in your sternum, there is still a possibility for this. If you are over 40, this is more likely, but if you are under 40 and take good care of your health, the chances you will experience this are less likely. Some symptoms...
Pectus excavatum repair is always performed with the patient under general anesthesia. An epidural catheter is inserted for the management of pain after the operation. The surgeon makes two incisions over the sternum, on either side of the chest, for insertion of a curved steel bar or strut un...
An epigastric hernia usually causes abumpto occur in the area below your sternum, or breastbone, and above your belly button. This bump is caused by a mass of fat that has pushed through the hernia. The raised area may be visible all the time or only when you cough, sneeze, or laugh...
ill and nervous. He was shivering despite being wrapped up in several blankets. His breathing was rapid, shallow, and labored. He had frequent paroxysms of racking cough, which caused excruciating pain under the lower sternum. The cough was productive of pinkish, thick, slightly purulent sputum...
Upper abdominal discomfort under sternum and radiating to back between scapula. Not rated yet I am 78 year old adult male in excellent health. Medical conditions include hypercholesterolaemia and diverticulitis with both under control. … upper stomach pains that comes more often since taking the di...
Sternum: the breast bone Muscular anatomy of the neck There are many more muscles of the neck than the few listed below; however, in practice, these muscles tend to be more common sites of pain. Upper trapezius: muscles that attach from your scapulae to your cervical spine and occipital bon...
The inflammation can involve multiple cartilage areas on both sides of the sternum but usually is on one side only. Tietze syndrome is an inflammation of the costochondral cartilages of the upper front of the chest that involves swelling of the joint. Broken Foot Broken bones in the foot ...