Rib pain requires external fixation, pain relief and anti-infection treatment according to rib fracture, intercostal neuralgia and pleural infection respectively.
1. Rib fracture is a common disease that can lead to rib pain, which requires chest CT, three-dimensional reconstruction and other examinations to clarify the specific injury, and then take measures such as external fixation or surgical treatment, and at the same time, should be actively applied to diclofenac sodium and other pain-relieving treatments.
2. Intercostal neuralgia, refers to the syndrome of intercostal pain due to the damage of thoracic nerve root or intercostal nerve caused by the degeneration or injury of thoracic vertebrae, tumor, viral infection, etc. In addition to the active treatment of the cause of the disease, prednisone, tramadol, diclofenac sodium, etc. should be applied to alleviate pain and relieve the symptoms according to the prescription of the doctor.
3. pleural infection, due to bacterial, tuberculosis mycobacteria and other infections of the pleura, resulting in inflammation of the pleura, the increase in the friction between the pleura can also appear anterior chest pain, the patient is conscious of the rib pain, should be actively anti-infective treatment, common drugs ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, streptomycin and so on.
The specific cause of rib pain needs to be clarified after medical examination, while patients should be treated according to medical advice.