What causes shortness of breath and high BP?
Patient: hi im 38 weeks pregnant i was discharged from hospital yesterday after bein admitted with high blood pressure and apogestric pains since bein discharged i have been getting sharp pains in my chest and shortness of breath i also have a sharp pain in my lower back and im losing a cloudy white substance from my vagina what could it be and is it serious Doctor: Hi , the symptoms that you describe can be due to a syndrome called cardiac failure when the heart does not function well and so fluid accumulates in the lung . I suggest you to report to emergency services for cardiology assessment .