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Cough fracture
Aka: Cough fracture, Rib Fracture due to Cough- See Also
- Chest Pain Approach
- Pathophysiology
- Fatigue Fracture of lower ribs from repeated coughing
- Symptoms
- Pleuritic Chest Pain
- Accentuated by respiratory movements
- Pleuritic Chest Pain
- Signs
- Apply pressure on remote segment of the rib
- Causes Fracture site pain
- Apply pressure on remote segment of the rib
- Differential Diagnosis
- Radiology: Rib XRay or Chest XRay
- Often normal despite Fracture