a 32 year old gentleman has come with the complaints of a mild pain on the right side of the chest. vitals are normal , known histoty of spondulitis since 1 year. Temp : 99.6f , Pr : 84 bpm , rr - 20 rpm and bp - 130/90mm/hg. what will do as an emergecy care .waiting for your reply , Thank You. Kishore
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. As an emergency care, I will first auscultate the lungs to look for breath sounds and air entry. Secondly I will get done chest x-ray to rule out lung infection and pleural effusion because these can cause chest pain. If chest x-ray and auscultation are normal then possibility of musculoskeletal pain is more. And this can be associated with spondylitis. So patient needs painkiller and muscle relaxant Chat Doctor.  Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.