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What Causes Extreme Tiredness With Shortness Of Breath?

im worried about my partner,he suffers from extream tiredness, lack of energy,shortness of breath and headaches,he wont go to his GP as he is worried about what will happen with his job,could you please give me heads up as to what may be causing this.? many thanks vicky.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Shortness of breath, lethargy, headache, Tiredness etc are commonly seen with heart (congestive heart failure) or lung (bronchitis) diseases.
So better to take him to hospital and get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo to rule out heart diseases.
Get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) for bronchitis.
Treatment is different for both diseases.
So better to first diagnose and then start appropriate treatment.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your partner. Thanks.
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What Causes Extreme Tiredness With Shortness Of Breath?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Shortness of breath, lethargy, headache, Tiredness etc are commonly seen with heart (congestive heart failure) or lung (bronchitis) diseases. So better to take him to hospital and get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo to rule out heart diseases. Get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) for bronchitis. Treatment is different for both diseases. So better to first diagnose and then start appropriate treatment. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your partner. Thanks.