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What Causes Breathing Trouble And Fatigue?

I am a 39 year old female and was just released from the hospital with a bad kidney infection and chronic anemia i was given a blood transfusion as my hemoglobin was 7.4 it rose to 9.0 i have been taking the iron and calcium as directed by my doctor but my breathing and fatigue and multiple other symptoms are not better.When will they get better?
Tue, 6 Jan 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Anemia is known to cause difficulty in breathing thus anemia is the most probable cause of breathing complaints and tiredness.
Your hemoglobin is improving, however, hemoglobin value of 9 is also low and it has to be increased upto 12 gm%.
Iron supplements will be helpful if the anemia is due to iron deficiency.
However, complete hemogram, red blood cell indices and peripheral blood examination is required if it is not done previously.
Kidney infection will be treated by antibiotics.
I hope you have got course of antibiotic for your kidney infection.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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What Causes Breathing Trouble And Fatigue?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Anemia is known to cause difficulty in breathing thus anemia is the most probable cause of breathing complaints and tiredness. Your hemoglobin is improving, however, hemoglobin value of 9 is also low and it has to be increased upto 12 gm%. Iron supplements will be helpful if the anemia is due to iron deficiency. However, complete hemogram, red blood cell indices and peripheral blood examination is required if it is not done previously. Kidney infection will be treated by antibiotics. I hope you have got course of antibiotic for your kidney infection. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri