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Q: can 2D-echo and ECG detects if you have encountered heart attack symptoms? or have asthma attacks?
sometimes i experienced tightening in my chest and hard to breath..no jaw and arm numbness experienced.

sometimes i woke up middle of the night and catching my breath..can this be heart attack or asthma symptoms?

please help..

thanks

A: only a doc can b 4 sure, but an echo and ecg check the heart . the echo bounces sound waves off the heart and checks the functioning of the valves and the muscle itself. the ecg actually checks for damage caused by a heart attack, or checks for how the electrical activity of the heart is working. asthma is checked by performing a pulmonary function test(breathing test).

Q: Asthma attack symptoms?
What are the symptoms of an asthma attack in peopel with cough variant asthma?

A: As you cough your chest will start to feel tighter and tighter until it is hard to push air from the lungs. You cough because the airways are becoming narrow and you are trying to bring up phlem that is blocking the airways. Try to relax and use your emergency puffer. If you feel your chest getting tighter after using the puffer please get to the hospital asap for a mask.

Q: What are the symptoms of an asthma attack for an infant?
My baby just turned 6 months today. I went in for her 6 month shots and she was wheezy and with a really bad cough. The Dr. told me she could be getting asthma so now she has to be on an inhaler. So I’m trying to learn all about asthma as I can, so I was wondering what are the symptoms for a 6 moth old.
Sorry I meant asthma attack on a 6 month old

A: Some symptoms you can look for are, as you listed wheezing, and bad cough. As an infant or a teen or even an adult, cough because of the mucous built up in the lungs in reaction to allergens and dusts in the air.
Now this doesnt mean u shud completely fill you house with PURE oxygen. As infants as horrible as this mite sound you shud nuture them with the natural environment they are already in, that way your child can produce cells that are immune to those allergens… but im going off topic i jsut thought u should know that

anyway

some symptoms are, turning blue in the face, difficulty breathing, as the child may gasp for air.
difficulty speaking (when the child is trying to blurt out something)
and worst case scenario, the child may faint

Q: asthma attack symptoms please help?
i was recentley told i had asthma and was given a flovent inhaler and was told too puff it twice in morning and twice at night well today i was walking in the house and started coughing and chokeing very bad too the point i was dry heaveing and could not breath my friend told me that was an asthma attack of some sort is this true , i wasnt told too use my inhaler if anything happened wasnt even warned that anything could happen
was this indeed a asthma attack

A: If you were given Flovent to use you should also have been given a “rescue inhaler”, like Albuterol. The Flovent is a maintenance drug, to try to prevent asthma attacks. But if you become short of breath, it will do nothing for you. You need to get a bronchodilator-Albuterol, Combivent or Xopenex. These will help you when you become short of breath.

Q: What are the first symptoms of an asthma attack?
I think i’m having one.

A: u can’t breath very well
take ur inhaler if u don’t go to the e.r

Q: how might pursed lip breathing reduce the symptoms of an asthma attack?

A: I will have to disagree with the 1st poster. I have severe asthma and using the pursed lip method helps. The problem asthmatics have are 3 fold. 1st: the airway becomes inflamed and reduces the amount of air going into the lungs. 2nd: mucus starts to block the airway further reducing the air flow. Last (3rd), the smooth muscles that are rapped around the bronchial airway will constrict. I like to call this the triple threat.

Having a asthma attack can be very scary and if a person starts to panic, the 3rd threat will constrict the smooth muscles more. Using the pursed lip method can cause a person to relax more thus reducing the muscle constriction. It will also increase the oxygen in the body. I use this whenever I start to have trouble with my asthma and it works well for me.

The trouble with asthma is not getting air into the lungs but trying to exhale the bad air out.

Q: What symptoms are usually associated with an asthma attack?

A: The #1 symptom of Asthma in adults is coughing. It is usually a dry, chronic, hacking cough that does not produce sputum. Wheezing when breathing is another symptom of asthma. The person usually feels like they are breathing through a straw. Asthma attacks come on suddenly and have many different triggers depending on the patient.

Asthma can be treated with bronchitis, steroids, inhalers, antihistamines and even changing the environment to avoid asthma triggers.

Q: Could certain emotions, like nervousness, excitement, and fear, cause me to have an asthma attack?
I notice that whenever I feel these extreme emotions, I usually end up with worsened asthma symptoms. Sometimes I get bad asthma attacks after feeling those emotions. Does this happen to anybody else?

A: count me in! usually when I’m stressed or upset or grieving i have a mega ashma attack… not fun…
xx

Q: What are the symptoms for diarrhea, hypertension, heart attack, asthma, and sinus infection?

A: diarrhea:
.cramps pain in the abdomen
. uncomfortable around the anus
. urgent need to have a bowel movement
. Inability to control their bowels (fecal incotinence) chills and fever

Hypertension
. headache
. morning headache
. Tinnitus
. dizzines
. confusion
. papilleodema

Heart Attack
chest discomfort pressure or burning abdominal discomfort.
pain spreading between the shoulder blades
sweating
nausea or vomiting
indigestion or gas like pain
dizziness or fainting
unexplained weakness or fatigue
sense of impending doom

asthma
scratchy throat
tightness in chest
cough
whezzing
shortness of breath

sinus infection
facial pains
tenderness of the sinus areas
headaches
nasel drainage that is thick and colored
cough (may be itchy)
postnasel drip
bad breath
upper jaw pain
sore throat
eyes are senitive to the light
general fatigue
eye lids swell

Q: how can you tell the difference whether it’s asthma or heart attack symptoms?

A: These are the main symptoms of asthma:
Coughing, especially at night
Wheezing
Shortness of breath
Chest tightness, pain, or pressure

These are the main symptoms of heart attack in women:
A feeling of choking or a “tight throat,” a lump in the throat, or a need to keep swallowing.
A cold sweat.
Nausea.
A sense of impending doom.
Difficulty breathing or breathlessness.
Palpitations, or feeling your heart beat rapidly or irregularly. (Palpitations are very common and are usually harmless in a healthy heart, but they may signal coronary artery disease if brought on by exertion.)
Numbness or discomfort in either arm or hand.
Weakness

Usually with a heart attack people have chest pain and at least one of the above symptoms during a heart attack.

I hope this answers your question

Q: I had an asthma attack when I was around 8, but do not have any symptoms now?
Can I still join the military? Also, my mom has still gotten me inhalers as a precaution.

A: Should be able to
Sounds like you just had childhood asthma
Get the all clear from your GP and there shouldn’t be a problem

Q: What does a person feel during an asthma attack?
I have had some research about asthma and its symptoms. But what makes me realize is that what do people feel during an asthma attack. Can anyone with asthma describe that for me please?

A: You chest tightens and it is real hard to breathe, It’s scary when you can’t breathe and there’s a lot of panic.

Q: If you have a child with asthma, how did you recognize an asthma attack?
My 2 girls have asthma and I was recently diagnosed with it. I’ve read a lot about the symptoms and signs of asthma and asthma attacks, but I would like to hear first hand experiences.

My girls are 5 and 3, and I have albuterol for the nebulizer in case of an attack.

I have a baby monitor on all night to hear them.

A: i have asthma and so does one of my daughters. hers is not typical in that she doesn’t wheeze, at least not that you can hear without a stethoscope. but she coughs and you can see her struggling to breathe. she’ll have trouble talking normally because she has to take extra breaths.

to gauge how bad it is we sometimes have her sing the abcs on one breath. if she doesn’t make it through, we pull out the inhaler….

for yourself, you’ll just know. i always feel like i have a brick on my chest.

it’s a pretty stressful thing. my daughter was really ill a lot until she got put on daily medications. best of luck for all of you.

Q: what wil happen if made wrong medication for asthma when you’re supposed to be having symptoms of heart attack
recently am having a feeling of shortness of breath and the doctor prescribed my an inhaler (ventolin). thnkng that am having asthma active sometimes.

but what if am wrong? when it supposed to be symptoms of heart attack? but i dont feel jaw pain, arm pain, having 125 lbs.

i have hypertension, but my bp is maintained thru medication with an average of 120/80 and my ECG is normal recently

does inahler helps in the symptoms of heart attack?

pls. advice

A: the ventolin is not used to treat heart problems of any kind.
i suggest you talk to your doctor . you may also need to be treated for anxiety

Q: whats an asthma attack?
I have had this breathing problems since last year. I can breathe, but its difficult and .. i dunno how to explain.. =S
and i wheeze.
doc told me i had asthma..
but i never had a emergency problem. =/
so.. i was wondering.. wats the difference between asthma attack and asthma symptoms ? =/

A: Asthma symptons are milder and you will eventually learn to live with them. An asthma attack is when it gets out of hand, your coughing viloently, cant breath and the last two people I saw have an asthma attack were on on the floor clutching at their thoat and chest.
But yeah Asthma attacks, worse than the symptons
Hope I helped :)

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