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Pain in lungs when breathing no dizziness what could be a cause? xrays showed rt minimal lung base collapse hbp hyperthyroidism

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Dr. Bahman Omrani answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Dyspnea & hi-thyroid: Dyspnea may occur for many reasons in hyperthyroidism: increase in oxygen consumption leading to hypoxemia; increase in co2 production leading to hypercapnia; respiratory muscle weakness; decreased lung volume; an anatomical such as partial airway obstruction from a large goiter is also possible; exacerbation of underlying asthma; pulmonary hypertension. Proper treatment can correct all these.

Answered 4/15/2013

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