Rib symptoms
Rib symptoms: Introduction
Further information about Rib symptoms is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Rib symptoms:
rib pain, Rib rash, Rib itch, Rib swelling, Rib bruise, Chest expansion, asymmetrical
or other types.
Rib symptoms: Symptoms affecting the ribs.
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Rib symptoms: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Rib symptoms
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic tests for Rib symptoms:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Rib symptoms. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine the affected area of the chest looking for swelling, bruising, tenderness and deformity that may indicate rib fractures
- Examine the lungs for signs of complications from rib fractures such as pneumothorax or lung collapse
- Examine for signs of Cushing's syndrome such as thin skin, bruising, high blood pressure, stretch marks, proximal muscle weakness, acne, pigmentation, excess hair on face, frontal balding in males, moon face, buffalo hump, truncal obesity, fluid retention
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diagnostic tests for Rib symptoms
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Rib symptoms.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the rib symptoms? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is there a history of trauma or injury? - Rib fractures are almost always due to a direct injury to the chest. If there was nil or minimal injury this may suggest osteoporosis, Bornholm disease or a pathological fracture due to bone tumor or bone metastases. People with osteoporosis, bone tumor or bone metastases may fracture a rib with minor stresses such as coughing or sneezing.
- Risks of osteoporosis? - e.g. female sex, thin build, family history, early menopause, smoking, chronic alcoholism, high caffeine intake, low calcium intake, intestinal malabsorption, physical inactivity, prolonged corticosteroid use, Cushing's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, Acromegaly, chronic renal failure. Osteoporosis is a reduction in bone mass causing bone weakness and increased risk of bone fracture.
- Past history of cancer? - Any cancer can spread to the bone, but the most common cancers that spread to bone include breast, lung, prostate, kidney and thyroid.
- Domestic violence or child abuse? - may suggest trauma as cause of fracture.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Rib symptoms) may include:
- Pain, bruising and swelling over ribs? - are common symptoms of rib fractures, but they do not distinguish a fracture from a soft tissue injury.
- Deformity of the rib bone? - much more suggestive of a fracture, as compared to a soft tissue injury.
- Symptoms of rib fractures? - e.g. sharp pain in the chest which is markedly aggravated by breathing in, by coughing or by pressure on the chest wall.
- Symptoms of bone metastases? - e.g. malaise, fever, weight loss, bone pain due to pathological fractures.
- Symptoms of multiple myeloma? - e.g. bone pain, usually back or chest ache, fractures of bone, symptoms of anemia, recurrent infections, symptoms of renal failure. The bones that are most frequently affected include the pelvis, spine, ribs and skull.
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Organs affected by Rib symptoms:
The list of organs typically affected by Rib symptoms may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Rib symptoms
The list below shows some of the causes of Rib symptoms mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Rib symptoms
How Common are these Causes of Rib symptoms?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Rib symptoms.
Of the 69
causes of Rib symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 68
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 69
causes of Rib symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Rib symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Rib symptoms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Achondrogenesis
... short ribsAchondrogenesis type 2
... short ribsAchondrogenesis, Langer-Saldino Type
... short ribsAtelosteogenesis, type 2
... short ribsB
Beemer-Langer syndrome
... short ribsBornholm disease
... rib muscle tendernessBowing, congenital, short bones
... short ribsBrittle bone syndrome lethal type
... thin ribsC
Camurati-Engelmann Disease
... changes in ribsCentronuclear myopathy, congenital
... thin ribsChondrodysplasia - disorder of sex development
... short ribsChondrodysplasia - pseudohermaphrodism
... short ribsChondroectodermal dysplasia
... short ribsChromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
... thin ribsChromosome 22 Ring
... thin ribsCushing's syndrome
... rib fracturesD
Diflucan - Teratogenic Agent
... thin ribsDwarfism - tall vertebrae
... thin ribsDwarfism - thin bones - multiple fractures
... thin ribsE
Eosinophilic granuloma
... rib tumorF
Fibrochondrogenesis
... thin ribs, short ribsFluconazole - Teratogenic Agent
... thin ribsFrancois dyscephalic syndrome
... thin ribsG
Gigantism partial - nevi - hemihypertrophy - macrocephaly
... coarse ribsGracile bone dysplasia
... thin ribsH
Hip cancer
... rib fractures from minimal trauma, rib painHypophosphatasia
... rib fractures, short ribsHypothalamic hamartomas
... short ribsJ
Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome
... rib swelling, rib painJeune syndrome
... short ribsK
Keutel syndrome
... calcification of rib cartilageL
Lethal congenital contracture syndrome (LCCS)
... thin ribsLethal congenital contracture syndrome 1
... thin ribsM
Metatropic dwarfism
... short ribsMultiple Myeloma
... rib tumor, rib painN
Nivelon-Nivelon-Mabille syndrome
... short ribsO
Oto-Palatal-digital syndrome
... thin ribsOto-palato-digital syndrome, type 2
... thin ribsP
Periodic paralysis, potassium-sensitive, cardiodysrythmic type
... thin ribsPiepkorn karp hickoc syndrome
... short ribsPlatyspondylic lethal chondrodysplasia
... short ribsPlatyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type
... short ribsProteus Syndrome
... coarse ribsR
Rhizomelic dysplasia, scoliosis, and retinitis pigmentosa
... short ribsRib fracture
... Rib swelling, Rib bruisingRib Tumor
... rib fractures from minimal trauma, rib painS
Schneckenbecken dysplasia
... short ribsSevere achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans
... short ribsShort rib - polydactyly syndrome
... short ribsShort rib-polydactyly syndrome, Majewski type
... short ribsShort rib-polydactyly syndrome, Saldino-Noonan type
... short ribsShort ribs - craniosynostosis - polysyndactyly
... short ribsShort stature, Brussels type
... short ribsShwachman syndrome
... short ribsSkeletal dysplasia, San Diego type
... short ribsSketetal dysplasia coarse facies mental retardation
... thin ribsStuve-Wiedemann dysplasia
... thin ribsStuve-Wiedemann syndrome
... thin ribsT
Thanatophoric dysplasia, type 1
... short ribsThanatophoric dysplasia, type 2
... short ribsThin ribs - tubular bones - dysmorphism
... thin ribsThoracic dysplasia - hydrocephalus syndrome
... short ribsThoracolimb dysplasia, Rivera type
... short ribsThoracopelvic dysostosis
... short ribsTietze's syndrome
... rib swellingTrisomy 13 mosaicism
... thin ribsType II Achondrogenesis-Hypochondrogenesis
... short ribsV
Vertebral fracture
... Rib pain
Conditions listing complications: Rib symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Rib symptoms' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
W
Whooping Cough
... broken rib
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Rib symptoms?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Rib symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Rib symptoms:
Subtypes of Rib symptoms:
Rib pain (5 causes), Rib pain (5 causes), Rib rash, Rib itch, Rib swelling (3 causes), Rib bruise (1 cause), Chest expansion, asymmetrical, Rib bruise (1 cause), Rib rash, Rib swelling (3 causes), Rib itch
Medical Conditions associated with Rib symptoms:
Chest symptoms (1043 causes)
Symptoms related to Rib symptoms:
Chest symptoms (1043 causes), Heart symptoms (2438 causes), Bone symptoms (645 causes), Rib pain (5 causes), Rib rash, Rib itch, Rib swelling (3 causes), Rib bruise (1 cause), Chest expansion, Asymmetrical
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