Suggest remedy for breathing problem
Patient: Hi Doc, May concern towards my health are having Shortness of Breathing(SOB), got nervous or feel dizzy sometimes or let may say my heart beat runs so fast everytime I laugh too much, just like my heart is sqeezing..When I was in high school I was exempted during our P.E. because many times I m collapsed at school. During that time I was taking a medicine as what the doctor s advice then if I should not becareful I might have hole in my heart. What I am afraid of is that last June I feel exhausted & hard to breath for an hour.Please can you help me Doc with regards to this concern?Thanks,Virginia T. Niez, 35yrs. old Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion we need to rule out1. Cardiac cause2. Respiratory causesfirst for your symptoms. So get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out cardiac cause. Get done chest x ray and PFT ( PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST ) to rule out pulmonary causes. If everything is normal than no need to worry much. Your symptoms may be due to anxiety. So avoid stress and tension. Be relax and calm.