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I have a feeling of hard to breath, what is wrong?

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Dr. Luis Taylor answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Difficulty breathing: have numerous factors that may interplay, such as Lung disease, eg pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis. Cardiac factors such as heart fauilure, arrhythmias, or valve disorders. Please see your primary care provider to sort these out.

Answered 11/7/2015

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