What Causes Lack Of Energy And Difficulty Breathing?

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2015

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Mon, 21 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : I have lack of energy and hard to breath, I have visited my local gp no infections. what would be the problem?

Answered by Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be Anemia.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr Divakara P
Thanks for posting your query.

There are many conditions which can cause your symptoms.

Common among them are Anemia, Vitamin deficiency, lung problem or heart problem. We need to evaluate for the cause of your problem.

In that regard I recommend the following tests for you. Kindly revert back with reports.

Complete Hemogram, Serum Vitamin B12, Serum creatinine, Chest x ray and 2D Echo.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar