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What Causes Rapid Breathing?

8;20 P M PDL AM BREATHING SO RAPIDLY LAST FEW HOURS IT IS FRIGHTENING ME. IT STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO AND TONIGHT IS THE WORST, STARTED FLOMAX YESTERDAY AND TODAY , AM ON OXYGEN AT MY HOUSE, HAVE EMPHAZIMA, LOWER BACK PAINS, MY FRIEND ON PHONE SAYS TO TAKE LORAZAPAM WHICH I HAVE BUT DONT USE AS I TAKE RX AMBIEN TO SLEEP. bld press; 162/69 pul 63 oxygen level 93. jim
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
Rapid breathing is not a good sign for emphysema patients.
Since you are on oxygen I give you some causes for your rapid breathing
1. Lung infection
2. Severe bronchospasm
3. High CO2 level.
4. Anxiety etc.
So I advice you to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Chest x ray to rule out lung infection.
2. CBC and ABG (arterial blood gas ) analysia to rule out co2 retention.
So don't wait at home, consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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What Causes Rapid Breathing?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Rapid breathing is not a good sign for emphysema patients. Since you are on oxygen I give you some causes for your rapid breathing 1. Lung infection 2. Severe bronchospasm 3. High CO2 level. 4. Anxiety etc. So I advice you to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Chest x ray to rule out lung infection. 2. CBC and ABG (arterial blood gas ) analysia to rule out co2 retention. So don t wait at home, consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.