What causes ribs pain, numbness in the fingers and unconsciousness?
Patient: Hi I was in several serious trauma accidents and at one point had a few broken bones and TBI. I was driving 2 nights ago and have had some constant pain around the ribs that were broken several years back but never sought treatment for them, I started breathing extremely rapidly and the felt as if I was going to pass out ....everything started to go really slow motion then I lost feeling in my fingers then arms, then up my neck and literally almost crashed the car. I then felt as if I could not hold my head up, as if it was being pulled forward.....my vision got extremely blurred and my eyelids started to twitch. I could not feel my face or make a smile .....it last for about 15 mins and dissolved to a minimum but it is 2 days later and I still feel tingling and off balance and still have pain & shortness of breath. Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.   I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a seizure or a TIA (transient ischemic attack).   A panic attack cannot be excluded either.   Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:  - a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound - a Doppler ultrasound of the cervical arteries - an EEG - a brain MRI - complete blood count - blood electrolytes - fasting glucose.   Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.