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Suggest Treatment For Dizziness And Shortness Of Breath

I have experienced dizziness and shortness of breath of the last week. More recently I have felt like I am going to pass out, and have periods of severe fatigue. I do have high blood pressure due to a back injury and prescribed ant-inflammatory, but I am taking medication for this issue. The dizziness shortness of breth and fatigue has gotten worse over the past few days,
Wed, 29 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out cardiac cause. Since you are having high blood pressure chances of heart damage are more. So the function of the heart is decreased and give rise to dizziness and breathlessness.
So 2D ECHO will give exact idea about heart function.
If all of these are normal than get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out lung cause.
So better to consult doctor and discuss all these.
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Suggest Treatment For Dizziness And Shortness Of Breath

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out cardiac cause. Since you are having high blood pressure chances of heart damage are more. So the function of the heart is decreased and give rise to dizziness and breathlessness. So 2D ECHO will give exact idea about heart function. If all of these are normal than get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out lung cause. So better to consult doctor and discuss all these.