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Q: Diagnostic Tests for Multiple Symptoms in the Chest and Abdo
asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 9th, 2006
Hi, Ive been experiencing quite a few symptoms the past month that have become worrying to me. Last year I was told that I have Iron def anemia but recently labs show that iron levels have now stabilised to 120 so other than that it seems I have nothing clinically wrong with me. My problem is that Ive have been experiencing diahorroea with 2-3 BM a day, an uncomfortable feeling in my upper left quadrant, bloating, cramping and palpatations. (I can literally feel my heart pulsating through my body) Im also having some troubles with my breathing, I become SOB on light exertion of which Ive never previously had a problem and at rest I need to breath at a faster rate than normal (resps 20 ) Could you shed any light on any on my symptoms???


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on February 23rd, 2006
General Q&A Answer A421
It is hard to identify the cause of your discomfort until certain examinations are made. For the symptoms that originate from your gastro-intestinal tract, you will need an abdominal ultrasound, a Helicobacter pillory-serology, and a microbiological examination of the feces. If everything is OK and the symptoms still exist, other more invasive procedures will be needed. The second round of diagnostics are found using an endoscopic gastroscopy and a colonoscopy. For the palpitations, you will need to do an ECG. For breathing difficulties, a chest X-ray image can be requested.


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