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Suggest Treatment For Pressure In Chest,breathlessness And Swelling In Arms

I have weight issues but over the last 12 months my asthma as changed its breathless all the time feeling of pressure on my chest breathing worse at night waking gasping also legs very swollen also arms and girth sometimes swollen I'm exhausted all the time
Tue, 15 Sep 2015
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Getting breathlessness while sleeping with swelling of feet is an indication that you may be having early symptoms of left ventricle failure or say heart failure. But with the history of asthma , you must mention at what age you started having asthmatic attacks, any precipotant factors of asthma, on what medications you are, and do you have a history of hypertension. You must proceed with your routine check up, blood pressure and blood sugar evaluation, ECG and chetst x ray.sleeping in a propped up position may comfort you. These symptoms should not be taken lightly and proper evaluation must be done.
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Suggest Treatment For Pressure In Chest,breathlessness And Swelling In Arms

Getting breathlessness while sleeping with swelling of feet is an indication that you may be having early symptoms of left ventricle failure or say heart failure. But with the history of asthma , you must mention at what age you started having asthmatic attacks, any precipotant factors of asthma, on what medications you are, and do you have a history of hypertension. You must proceed with your routine check up, blood pressure and blood sugar evaluation, ECG and chetst x ray.sleeping in a propped up position may comfort you. These symptoms should not be taken lightly and proper evaluation must be done.