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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Constant Tiredness?
Question: Hi. Ive been out of breath and feeling tired for a week now. Not sure why. Its like everything i do im out of breath. I smoke. Alittle overweight. I have anxiety and im going oveseas and i hate to fly and ive been thinking about that alot. I worry about dvt its a 9hr flight. I had a blood test for everything around 4 mths ago and everything came back great. Ive had a ecg within the last 6mths. Stress test around 2-3yrs ago and echocardigram as well. Im at a loss. Any help would be good.
Brief Answer:
You need evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for posting your query on HCM.
Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that even if your testing had been normal earlier still new onset breathlessness cannot be ignored Ina yougpatient who is also a smoker . I will highly recommend to get chest x Ray , pulmonary function test and a 2 D ECHO for you . If all these are normal probably we are in safe waters . And You can also go ahead with your planned journey . But you should not ignore it .
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
You need evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for posting your query on HCM.
Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that even if your testing had been normal earlier still new onset breathlessness cannot be ignored Ina yougpatient who is also a smoker . I will highly recommend to get chest x Ray , pulmonary function test and a 2 D ECHO for you . If all these are normal probably we are in safe waters . And You can also go ahead with your planned journey . But you should not ignore it .
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi. I went to my doctor today who checked my lungs and said all is clear and he done a ecg and that came back fine.
Brief Answer:
Follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for reverting back .
If these tests are normal I dont think there is anything major to worry about although it would have been good if 2 D ECHO would have been done . But still you can go ahead with your planned journey .
Dr. Shruti
Follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for reverting back .
If these tests are normal I dont think there is anything major to worry about although it would have been good if 2 D ECHO would have been done . But still you can go ahead with your planned journey .
Dr. Shruti
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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