The causes of rib pain need to be clearly identified, and the clinical causes of pain are commonly found in: 1. rib fractures triggered by trauma, it is recommended to go directly to the thoracic surgery department, often combined with complications such as pneumothorax and hemothorax. 2. inflammation of rib cartilage, most have a history of trauma, upper respiratory infection, thoracic surgery, chronic strain injury, and can go to the fracture clinic. 3. if the patient has a history of shingles, most will be accompanied by inflammation of the rib nerve, and can go to the dermatology department. 4. If the patient has a history of respiratory disease, the pain in the hypochondrium caused by frequent coughing can go to the respiratory medicine department to rule out any respiratory disease. 5. If the patient has a pathological rib fracture triggered by frequent coughing, it needs to be ruled out whether there is any occupancy and needs to go to the oncology department, or a pathological rib fracture triggered by severe osteoporosis, such patients can go to the fracture clinic.