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Shortness of breathe

2018-05-14 14:45:55
My father is a asthma patient. Now he has cough. Suddenly he starts coughing which continues longer and then he gets shortness of breath and become senseless, after a few seconds his sense comes back. Few minutes back we witnessed the same. In this emergency, at home what should we do. Please doctor advise.
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Consult a pulmonologist for the same at the earliest

Answered2018-05-15 06:40:58

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