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What Causes Sudden Onset Of Breathing Difficulty?

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Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015
Question: I had extreme difficulty breathing for a short time last night. What are possible causes?
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Possibility of cardiac and respiratory causes is high.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Sudden onset of breathlessness especially in night is mostly due to congestive cardiac failure.
And at your age of 74 years, possibility of this is higher.
So better to consult doctor and get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases.
Another possibility is bronchitis.
For this PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) is needed.
So consult doctor and discuss all these.
First diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Sudden Onset Of Breathing Difficulty?

Brief Answer: Possibility of cardiac and respiratory causes is high. Detailed Answer: Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your situation and problem. Sudden onset of breathlessness especially in night is mostly due to congestive cardiac failure. And at your age of 74 years, possibility of this is higher. So better to consult doctor and get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases. Another possibility is bronchitis. For this PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) is needed. So consult doctor and discuss all these. First diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.