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Respiration problem
Hi my friend having problems with respiration when he walk more than 2 floors increase in breathe and increase in heart beats. And also when he laughing the whistling sound came, and stiffness in chest when he laugh more than 5 seconds. he is also overweight and also problem with some time gerd is he have asthma?
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Dr. Saqiba Afzal
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Srinagar
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If he is already diagnosed case of asthma then these things can happen plz ask him to get his treatment rationalize if not tell him to get an ECG ,xray chest , thyroid profile,cbc,and pulmonology function test done Also ask him to try to loose weight it will help him a lot
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Dr. Laxmi Koppishetty
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8 yrs exp
Rajahmundry
Sounds to be asthma ..but need physical examination to confirm..with detailed history
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Dr. Anand Prakash Pandey
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Delhi
Get a CBC, LFT, KFT, LIPID PROFILE, ECG, ECHO AND PFT DONE. As your friend is obsese then he may have cardiac or pulmonary case of breathlessness.
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