Shortness Of Breath Treatment

Patients suffering from asthma, cardiac tamponade, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pericarditis, heart arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy may experience shortness of breath. People with pericarditis can be treated with proper administration of medications for inflammation or pain, which includes ibuprofen and much more. Patients with pleurisy may endure chest pain worsening while breathing, cough and fever along with shortness of breath.

Patients suffering from asthma, cardiac tamponade, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pericarditis, heart arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy may experience shortness of breath. People with pericarditis can be treated with proper administrat ... More

Health Q&A
Sharp Pain in Middle Chest Bone

Sir,  My age is 33.  1 month earlier, while climbing stairs in metro station... i felt sudden sharp pain in middle chest bone...as if someone has pressed hard...in center chest bone and  around the chest ...and made me uneasiness for almost 1 hour... This is the first time i have experienced such in my entire life....However, did not experinced again such sharp pain except for minor pain sometimes. Sir, had my full body checkup done..alomost 4-5 days back, in which my cholestrol level has high Triglcy around 159...and Vitamin D range 5 (min range 20). I thought chest pain earlier ocuured may be due to Heart related problem. Went to Cardiologist and done TMT and CT Cornory Angiogram which came to normal. Sir, just google the thing now, and came across term pulmonary embolism. Please guide...whether such pain which occured means pulmonary embolism, having possibly of blood clot or any gastric or acidity . A bit tensed Sir, please guide.

Burning in chest and depression

Respect doctor my ct scan and x ray is normal but still burning in both chest i i am patient facing problem ibs problem and depression i smoke 20 cigarettes aa day now i am in depression i have lung cancer or something else please clear me if ct scan xray was normal its mean i didnt have any lung or chest problem

Obstructed breathing

Been a smoker for last 7-8 years but a regular one for past 1 year. I've quit smoking two days ago and am experiencing heavy breathing, as in I'm not able to take a full breath. Super worried if It was too late quitting smoking.

Oxygen support

Hello Please note that my mother bronchoscopy done on 06th of April 2024 and after that oxygen level was down. So doctor has advised to keep her on oxygen support with 1 litre per minute on oxygen concentrator at home till 30 th April and can decrease the level to half litre if oxygen level maintained. As of now , oxygen level is fluctuating between 93 to 99 on first finger of left hand side whereas it shows 95 to 99 on first finger of right hand side. Plz advice as to remove oxygen support or not and how to measure the oxygen since it is fluctuating as well as showing different in different hand. Patient photo attached

MDR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

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