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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing?

Chest pain earlier, right sided, to the back as well ... more to the front. Background: past 2-year, s/p AC-DC c,4 - c7; haven t been able to lay down or bend forward without difficulty breathing. Today: moving efforts are painful to chest/back (thoracic) area, right side. Talking on phone for about 5-min resulted in gradual onset of breathlessness. Feeling pressure when still to the right arm. 42-yr. old diabetic female, without hypertension. Hospital or make apt sometime this or next week?
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
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Hi,

In my opinion, you should definitely consult pulmonologist and get done a clinical examination of the respiratory system, chest x-ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).

All these are needed to rule out lung related diseases for your symptoms. If all these are normal then get done ECG and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases.

If these are also normal then the possibility of stress and anxiety related symptoms is more likely. So avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.

Don't worry, you will be alright with all these but first rule out lung and heart diseases.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar,
Pulmonologist
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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing?

Hi, In my opinion, you should definitely consult pulmonologist and get done a clinical examination of the respiratory system, chest x-ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test). All these are needed to rule out lung related diseases for your symptoms. If all these are normal then get done ECG and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases. If these are also normal then the possibility of stress and anxiety related symptoms is more likely. So avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these but first rule out lung and heart diseases. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar, Pulmonologist