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What Causes Heavy Breathing,sweating And Dizziness?
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I'm worried about my dad who is 62. He has just passed out in the garage. (i was not present) when he came round he walked into the house to find me. he was breathing heavily, wet all over with sweat, feeling dizzy and hot. he has drunk a glass of water and gone to bed. what should he/we do next and when?
I'm worried about my dad who is 62. He has just passed out in the garage. (i was not present) when he came round he walked into the house to find me. he was breathing heavily, wet all over with sweat, feeling dizzy and hot. he has drunk a glass of water and gone to bed. what should he/we do next and when?
Fri, 23 Feb 2018
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your father symptoms could be related to different possible causes: low blood pressure, hypoglycemia, a cardiac arrhythmia, etc..
Coming to this point, I would recommend bringing him to the ER for a physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes
- a chest X Ray study
- complete blood count
- fasting glucose
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests.
Meanwhile, I would recommend you to monitor his heart rate and blood pressure values.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your father symptoms could be related to different possible causes: low blood pressure, hypoglycemia, a cardiac arrhythmia, etc..
Coming to this point, I would recommend bringing him to the ER for a physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes
- a chest X Ray study
- complete blood count
- fasting glucose
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests.
Meanwhile, I would recommend you to monitor his heart rate and blood pressure values.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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