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Why is my mom feeling so weak and has trouble breathing?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

My mother is 45 years old. She is having trouble breathing. Every move exhausts her. She is weak and needs assistance while walking. She always sits in front of a fan or air-conditioner every day while having trouble breathing. It is episodic and she gets attacks while she feels tired. It takes days to get recovered. Previously, she had heart disease but I am not sure about it.

Answered by Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Goha

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern. Your mother is having dyspnea. Due to it, heart failure occurs. It is the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood needed for the body. This can also occur due to previous heart problems which can be either rheumatic valvular heart disease or congenital heart disease or coronary artery disease or some sort of cardiomyopathy.

Investigations to be done

Your mother needs to do an ECG (electrocardiogram), echocardiography, CBC (complete blood count), thyroid function test, renal and liver function test.

Probable diagnosis

Your mother seems to have congestive heart failure.

Treatment plan

She needs to take diuretics, ACEI (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor) or ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker), and aldosterone antagonist.

Preventive measures

She needs to take a low salt diet.

Regarding follow up

Have a follow-up after getting the results. Kindly send me the list of medications taken by her to guide further.

Answered byDr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Goha

Medically reviewed byDr. Sneha Kannan

Published At June 26, 2020
Reviewed AtJune 26, 2023

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