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What Causes Breathing Difficulty And Hand Pain?

hi, i am having trouble breathing and therefore have to take rather deep breaths everytime i need to take a breath. because of this i now have painfull back. also i have just started to feel pain on the right hand side of my body. It is starting to worry me a little. thanks for your time.                                                                  
Thu, 10 Jan 2019
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Hello,

Your symptoms could be related to anxiety. A musculoskeletal pain (costochondritis) cannot be excluded either, especially considering the fact that the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing.

Anyway, before coming to this conclusion, I would first recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests:

- a chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests in order to exclude a lung disorder
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound in order to examine your heart. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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What Causes Breathing Difficulty And Hand Pain?

Hello, Your symptoms could be related to anxiety. A musculoskeletal pain (costochondritis) cannot be excluded either, especially considering the fact that the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing. Anyway, before coming to this conclusion, I would first recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests: - a chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests in order to exclude a lung disorder - complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation - a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound in order to examine your heart. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist