Chest Wall Tenderness
August 18th, 2017
Overview
How to Elicit
- Gently palpate the chest wall, checking for tenderness. Ask the patient where is tender, and watch their face for nonverbal cues.
Causes of Chest Wall Tenderness
- Trauma - sprain, strain, haematoma, rib fracture
- Costochondritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatic disease - rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, septic arthritis
- Neoplastic bone pain
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