“What could be the reason my mother is breathless?”
My mother is a diabetic patient and now also has a high creatinine level, which is causing major swelling in her legs and hands. Of late, she also started to feel very breathless. What could be the reason for her breathlessness?
2 Answers
MULTIPLE FACTORS MAY BE INVOLVED, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, DIASTOLIC O SYSTOLIC HEART DYSFUNCTION, COPD AMONG OTHERS ASSESSMENT WITH PULMONARY SPECIALIST IS INDICATED.
Many reasons to explain this, however, the most likely if the kidney is recently not working at 100% associated with diabetes. Just like the legs are swelling the lungs can fill with water and there is breathlessness. Should also evaluate heart function, which can also be affected by diabetes.
Andres Borja Alvarez, MD
Andres Borja Alvarez, MD
