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What Causes Breathing Problems,rapid Heartbeat And Blood In Saliva?
I spit up bloody saliva every now and again if i spit about three times it stops and i also have a dry cough sometimes. I have times where i have rapid heartbeats with trouble breathing sometimes painful but when this happens my heartbeat doesn feel normal it feels squishy. Note that this doesnt happen at any certain time, it just hits me. Age 23 , 6' 3" , 130lbs
HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY. YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY NEEDS A COMPLETE AND A STRONG FURTHER ASSESMENT.COUGHING BLOOD IS KNOWN AS "HEMOPTYSIS".FREQUENT EPISODES LIKE THIS CAN INDICATE A SERIOUS UNDERLYING DISORDER/CAN POINT TO UNDERLYING THROMBO-EMBOLIC CAUSE LIKE- ACUTE/CHRONIC PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM.THERE CAN UNDERLYING COAGULATION ABNORMALITIES WHICH NEED TO BE SCREENED IN YOUR BLOOD.A HRCT(HIGH RESOLUTION COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY)OF YOUR CHEST COUPLED WITH D DIMER ASSAY,SHOULD BE ORDERED TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE.OTHER SIGNIFICANT CAUSES IN YOUR CASE CAN BE "INTERSTISIAL LUNG DISEASES"/ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS.THE RAPID HEART BEATS CAN BE BECAUSE OF THIS COUGHING BLOOD AND SUBSEQUENT ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURES IN THE LUNGS.TREATMENT PROTOCOL INCLUDE "BRONCHIAL ARTERY EMBOLISATION-BAE"I SUGGEST YOU CONSULT A CARDIOLOGIST AT THE EARLIEST. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.
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What Causes Breathing Problems,rapid Heartbeat And Blood In Saliva?
HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY. YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY NEEDS A COMPLETE AND A STRONG FURTHER ASSESMENT.COUGHING BLOOD IS KNOWN AS HEMOPTYSIS .FREQUENT EPISODES LIKE THIS CAN INDICATE A SERIOUS UNDERLYING DISORDER/CAN POINT TO UNDERLYING THROMBO-EMBOLIC CAUSE LIKE- ACUTE/CHRONIC PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM.THERE CAN UNDERLYING COAGULATION ABNORMALITIES WHICH NEED TO BE SCREENED IN YOUR BLOOD.A HRCT(HIGH RESOLUTION COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY)OF YOUR CHEST COUPLED WITH D DIMER ASSAY,SHOULD BE ORDERED TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE.OTHER SIGNIFICANT CAUSES IN YOUR CASE CAN BE INTERSTISIAL LUNG DISEASES /ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS.THE RAPID HEART BEATS CAN BE BECAUSE OF THIS COUGHING BLOOD AND SUBSEQUENT ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURES IN THE LUNGS.TREATMENT PROTOCOL INCLUDE BRONCHIAL ARTERY EMBOLISATION-BAE I SUGGEST YOU CONSULT A CARDIOLOGIST AT THE EARLIEST. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.