Suggest Treatment For Palpitations And Coughing Up Of Blood

Posted on Mon, 16 Jan 2017

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Question : I went in the medical center could breath hardly , coughing up blood , my heart was beating so hard I thought I was going to die, one heart doctor said he thought he heard fluid in my lungs I started having

chest pains what do you think it is

ive sent what I had did not get papers from medical center

Answered by Dr. Sagar Makode (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello, more likely it's a pneumonia

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
How is your heart function is it weak or good ? Ejection fraction?
All the symptoms which you mentioned are suggestive of pneumonia. Pneumonia leads to chest infection, cough with blood, chest pain on deep breathing, breathing difficulties and increased and strong heart beat.
So this fast heart beat is may be due to pneumonia. Also listening to fluids in the lungs is possible in both pneumonia and heart failure, also sometimes pneumonia may precipitate heart failure which may lead to accumulation of fluid in lungs. This can be very well treated with water pills and not a matter of worry. Doctor must have assesd you for these.
You will need chest x ray which must have been done, treatment with antibiotics. Rest heart treatment must be continued. You need to be vigilant and any worsening of symptoms you should rush to hospital.
Regarding your chest pain, if it's occurring on deep breathing, coughing then it's likely due to pneumonia only. If the pain is behind sternum bone associated pain going to left arm, sweating etc then it can be cardiac and you ll need to ecg to look for heart problem.

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