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What Causes Shortness Of Breath Upon Exertion After A Lung Biopsy?
MY DAUGHTER is 22 y.o. and had classical Hodgkin lymphoma. She just had a biopsy of the mediastinum area over a week ago and before that had a mild dry cough, it seems that she has been experiencing some shortness of breath upon exertion and yesterday she had a CT scan of the upper chest with contrast and she said last night when she was going up steps she got short of breath with almost a slight dizziness.
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
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* The shortness of breath may be from various reasons after lung biopsy as:
-Bronchi spasm at needle puncture site.
-Underlying blood collection.
-Stress induced.
-Possible side-effects of anesthesia or other sedative drugs used during the procedure.
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* The shortness of breath may be from various reasons after lung biopsy as:
-Bronchi spasm at needle puncture site.
-Underlying blood collection.
-Stress induced.
-Possible side-effects of anesthesia or other sedative drugs used during the procedure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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