How Do You Diagnose a Fractured Rib?

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How Do You Diagnose a Fractured Rib?

How Do You Diagnose a Fractured Rib?

It is important to see a doctor after a fractured rib injury. An impact that is strong enough to fracture your rib bones could also have injured your lungs, spleen, blood vessels, or other parts of your body.

Your doctor will ask you about your injury, and do a physical examination. To diagnose it the doctor might:

Put pressure on your chest to locate where you are injured.

Watch you breathe and listen to your lungs to make sure air is moving in and out normally.

Listen to your heartbeat.

Check your head, neck, spine, and belly to make sure no other areas are injured.

You may need to have an x-ray or other imaging test if your doctor isn't sure about your symptoms. However, cracked ribs don't always show up on x-rays. So you may be treated as though you have a fractured rib even if an x-ray doesn't show any broken bones.

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