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What Causes Continuous Coughing And Chest Pain?

I want to understand something about lung related disease. My MIL has been suffereing from breathing issues since last 3 years. She gets allergic to smoke, dust etc. We had been taking treatment of some chest physician but all in vain now she has been undrgoing some ayurvedic mdeicins..but i dont see any improvement. She is suffering from bronchitis, coughing endlessly for half hr to hour at intervals not able to climb or lift any object..gets pain in chest due to continous coughing, has lost lot of weight as well.Can you suggest me as to what is she exactly suffering from?..soem say its related to wind pie as she has to take lot of pressure to breath..some say that her lungs are not working 100%.. I need some advice on the same
Thu, 29 Dec 2016
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Hello and welcome in HCM.

I can understand your concern.
So as you explain your mother in law has breathlessness and according to the history in my opinion she should do some examinations especially for the lungs and the heart problems as follows:
Chest X Ray
EKG
Troponin,CK-MB
Cardiac ultrasound
Spirometry with b/dilatators
In my opinion it might be a lung disease called COPD and the test of Spirometry will be diagnostic or it might be a cardiac problem in addition to it.
The treatment of COPD is based in the stage of diseases and for the cardiac problems will be the cardiologist that will guide you further.

I wish you good health

Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
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What Causes Continuous Coughing And Chest Pain?

Hello and welcome in HCM. I can understand your concern. So as you explain your mother in law has breathlessness and according to the history in my opinion she should do some examinations especially for the lungs and the heart problems as follows: Chest X Ray EKG Troponin,CK-MB Cardiac ultrasound Spirometry with b/dilatators In my opinion it might be a lung disease called COPD and the test of Spirometry will be diagnostic or it might be a cardiac problem in addition to it. The treatment of COPD is based in the stage of diseases and for the cardiac problems will be the cardiologist that will guide you further. I wish you good health Thank you Dr.Jolanda Pulmonologist