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Can pulmonologist alone handle this?

2018-03-27 08:39:52
My mom was being treated for pulmonary edema, CHF & tachycardia. Recently a cardiologist told us that it is COPD & not heart disease. Later it was confirmed by pulmonologist that it is COAD with heart problem. But both of them could not control & advise anything for tachycardia. So, if it is a lungs disease only then can pulmonologist alone can prescribe medicines for both COAD & tachycardia or we will have to continue treatment under two doctors? One Cardiologist & one pulmonologist?
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Actually your patient is probably having cor pulmonale, a condition caused by chronic lung disease like copd, a Pulmonologist is the best doctor for such a patient.
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Just go through a 2 D Echocardiography

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You can choose to go with both

Answered2018-03-27 09:19:13

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