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Pulmonary hypertension
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My father aged 60 has been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. Though this is the early stage I want to know if there is a cure for this and should any specific medication to be followed to overcome the disease? Should he follow a diet plan? He finds difficult in breathing while speaking for a long time without gap. He does physical exercise regularly. Please advice for any care to be taken upfront.
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Pulmonary hypertension may be secondary to lung or heart condition or due to some other causes. So we need to understand the primary illness.
Further evaluation is reqd. Do online : tele ; video consultation with pulmonologist or better is to hv in person consultation.
There ardnumber of medicines fr pulmonary hypertension.
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Further evaluation by pulmonologist to arrive at correct diagnosis.
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Hi. I understand your concern s. Pulmonary hypertension is not a simple straightforward disease. For management of the same open a private chat consult
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Dr. Santosh Jha
Respiratory Medicine
11 yrs exp
Delhi
consult a pulmonologist for proper evaluation of the same.. treatment is there but need to know the condition which is causing PH..
take care!
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Dr. Sunil Kumar
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Udaipur
Needs deatils about other health conditions. The reasons of the pulmonary hypertension is missing which is the most crucial factor in the management of pulmonary hypertension.
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online pulmonologist opinion
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Chennai
Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hi noted above history.
As you mentioned above symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension,is a chronic lung condition due to fibrosis and retrospective pressure difference in pulmonary vascular circulation.
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More details and related reports are missing??
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Consult a physician or an online app chat with leading questions regarding this are to be addressed!!
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