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Does Shortness Of Breath While Climbing Stairs Indicate Dyspnea?
I am filling out a VA questioner. My cardiologist and the VA say I have Ischemic Heart Disease and want to know my MET level. One of the measures is shortness of breath (dyspena). I sing in a barbershop quartet and I have no trouble breathing. But I m 85 and received the assessment of IHD from exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. If I try to climb stairs too fast or try to walk too fast with peripheral neuropathy, I have to breathe more rapidly and wear out very fast. Do I have dyspnea? YYYY@YYYY .
Mon, 16 Jul 2018
General & Family Physician, Dr. Varinder's Response
Welcome to ' Ask a doctor ' service . I have reviewed your query and here is my answer . Please note that too fast climbing of stairs is not dyspnea but the grading depends on the how long the distress remains . Please visit a cardiologist for stress echocardiography to ascess cardiac function . I hope I have solved your query . Let me know if I can assist you further in this query . With regards dr varinder joshi