<s>[INST] Hello, I woke up this morning to extreme stabbing pain in my right rib cage. It hurts to walk and breathe and I have very short breaths. Couldnt sleep last night at all and it just arrived early today. Is this just inflammation in the ribs/lungs? Or is this something to be concerned about? [/INST] Hi I understand your complaints. In my routine work I see several patients with this concern. This kind of pain that you prescribe have several lung factors. The inflammation of pleural space may cause this. The Costco Chat Doctor. Pneumothorax (air in the pleural space) is another factor. So my opinion is that you should some tests to explore the lungs as listed:Chest X-Ray p-a and right lateral lifeblood count, CRP, Abdominal ultrasound then to see which is the factor that cause the painting you </s>