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Suggest Treatment For Shortness Of Breath While Climbing Stairs
FOR a couple of months now . If I sit for LONG LENGTH OF TIME , and then get up out of a chair. or even climb stairs I am out of Breathe and fill sorta funny in my arms and hands and head. Some days does not bother me at all. I do not exercise or walk. I am Diabetic 2 and have lost 21 lbs. in the last year. Other wise I feel fine.
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM. You are having exertional dyspnoea. The common causes for this are
1. Cardiac causes
2. Pulmonary causes.
So I suggest you to get done ECG and 2D Echo for evaluation of cardiac function.
Get done chest x ray and pulmonary function test (PFT) to rule out pulmonary problems.
Since you are diabetic, chances of cardiac disease is more. So consult your doctor and discuss these things.
1. Cardiac causes
2. Pulmonary causes.
So I suggest you to get done ECG and 2D Echo for evaluation of cardiac function.
Get done chest x ray and pulmonary function test (PFT) to rule out pulmonary problems.
Since you are diabetic, chances of cardiac disease is more. So consult your doctor and discuss these things.
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