A member asked:

My father experienced sudden shortness of breath while doing his usual routine in the farm. he has no chest pain and his blood pressure is 120/60. what should i do?

5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Get checked out: Sudden shortness of breath is not normal and can come from several different things without chest pain. He should get it checked out as soon as possible.

Answered 9/14/2013

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He needs cardiac w.u: He needs cardiac w.U, to start with exam and ekg and needs to be ruled out for valvular issues with echo and possibly stress test.

Answered 9/13/2013

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SOB: Get to er get ekg with rhythm strip and cardiac enzymes drawn along with chest x-ray to rule out pulmonary embolism.

Answered 9/14/2013

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