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What Causes Shortness Of Breath While Doing Exercise?

I tore my left knee on 4/16/13. at first i tried to let it heal on its own. then i started physicial therapy. i then started another session of physical therapy. with the second session, my knee was improving as I could start walking more than 10 minutes and was the proceeding to 20 minutes on the treadmill and then 20 on an imcubent running machine. however 2 weeks ago I started having problems breathing, short ness of breath in the evening. I assumed it was stress and anxiety from my job. however the shortness of breath has continuously become more frequent coming and going all night wherein i thought i was suffocating and it is now happening during the day. The PT checked my knee, leg, ankle areas for warmth, cold, pressure points and suspects a clot. Sunday I added vinegar to my diet. Monday and today, I included aspirin, raw garlic, raw ginger per what I read on the Internet of blood flow and clotting. Monday night I slept better. please help me with this diagnosis. thank you
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should get done
1. ECG
2. CHEST X RAY
3. PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test)
In your case we have to rule out both cardiac as well as pulmonary cause. As night time coughing, breathlessness on exersion can be seen in heart and lung disease.
So ECG is for heart disease and x ray and PFT is for lung disease.
If both of these are normal, I advice d-dimer study as d-dimer is the marker for clotting.
So consult your doctor and discuss these things.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath While Doing Exercise?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should get done 1. ECG 2. CHEST X RAY 3. PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test) In your case we have to rule out both cardiac as well as pulmonary cause. As night time coughing, breathlessness on exersion can be seen in heart and lung disease. So ECG is for heart disease and x ray and PFT is for lung disease. If both of these are normal, I advice d-dimer study as d-dimer is the marker for clotting. So consult your doctor and discuss these things.