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What Causes Shortness Of Breath While Walking And Loss Of Bladder Control?
Question: I am 59 yrs old Male, Type 2 Diabetic and overweight (24 Stone). I periodically have shortness of breath after walking 100m or slight uphill gradients and associated loss of bladder control. Ventolin inhaler doesn't help much. Other days I can walk 500m slowly but without problem. What is the problem?
Brief Answer:
Shortness of breath
Detailed Answer:
You will be well served by consulting a cardiologist in-person who will likely run further tests on you.
There are several other reasons for such symptoms. Blood testing helps rule out many of them.
When I see someone like you in my practice, I typically order the following blood tests in addition to a detailed physical examination:
CBC (Complete Blood Count, also known as Hemogram; includes Hemoglobin, WBC and Platelet counts)
Electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium in particular)
HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin = your 3 month glucose average)
Liver function tests (SGOT , SGPT, Albumin, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase)
Kidney function tests (BUN, Creatinine)
TSH
Urine albumin to Creatinine Ratio
25 hydroxy Vitamin D
None of these tests require any fasting and can be done at any time of the day
Shortness of breath
Detailed Answer:
You will be well served by consulting a cardiologist in-person who will likely run further tests on you.
There are several other reasons for such symptoms. Blood testing helps rule out many of them.
When I see someone like you in my practice, I typically order the following blood tests in addition to a detailed physical examination:
CBC (Complete Blood Count, also known as Hemogram; includes Hemoglobin, WBC and Platelet counts)
Electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium in particular)
HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin = your 3 month glucose average)
Liver function tests (SGOT , SGPT, Albumin, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase)
Kidney function tests (BUN, Creatinine)
TSH
Urine albumin to Creatinine Ratio
25 hydroxy Vitamin D
None of these tests require any fasting and can be done at any time of the day
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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