What should I do for asthma and chest pain for which I have taken Ibrufen and is this Pericarditis?
Patient: Hi, I'm a 18 year old male. I've been feelings pretty bad for months now. To make it short, I went into the ER because my breathing was really bad knowing that it was asthma. They had done a EKG (not sure if I said it right) because I said I had chest pain too. Now they are suspecting that I have pre- pericarditis. I was given ibuprofen for reduce swelling around the heart and also some inhalers with abuterol in them. Now I've been feeling super weak and very weird and also my stool is very very watery. I get even weaker when I use the bathroom.It almost feels as if I'm about to... die. I'm not too sure. I just feel that bad! What should I do? Doctor: hii am not sure about the treatment given to youyou see, ibuprofen should be avoided in asthamaticsyou can check the internet for the samei wish you would have uploaded the ecgthen we could have given a diagnosis betterbecause ecg also shows changes in asthmathat may resemble cardiac conditionsassuming that they were able to read the ecg correctlyyou should get an echocardiography and chest x ray done'this will help you evaluate pericarditis- whether you have it, and if you do- how severeas for your loosestools,you should try high fiber diet and take good amount of fluidsand get a cbc and stool routine testeda blood culture may sound frivolous, but may helpwith frequency of micturition and feeling of generalized weakness i would also suggest fbs and ppbs to be testedi am sorry i cant give you any direct answers nowdo let us know with the results of the tests aboveand we will surely try to help you further