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List of family related illnesses: colon
cancer, diabetis, heart disease, lung
cancer, bipolar disorder, pfeiffer
syndrome, hydrocephilitis, arnold chiari
syndrome, cirrhosis of the liver
List of other diseases, conditions, or
injuries and their treatment: mitral valve
prolapse, had a virus in the heart,
treated with atacand? moodiness/anger
outbursts took antianxiety medicines
(effexor, buspar) but no longer. herniated
disc in my neck and bulging discs , some
athritis in neck area. i know im very
dehydrated.
Current medical status: saw a doctor and
they gave acid reflux medicine
Current medical treatment: also was sent
to hav an mri of head , blacked out for a
second while driving in heavy traffic on
my way to work, bumped a car on the
highway but traffic was moving so slow
dont know what happend. no signs, accept
excess mucous in sinus cavities
According to the symptoms you report
(breathing problems, chest pain that
radiates to the back, stomach pain, acid
reflux, can’t sleep at night…), you
can request several diagnostic procedures
to help locate the source of your
symptoms.
First, you can request a physical
examination (inspection, palpation and
auscultation) by your GP or family doctor.
Then you'll need an ECG and blood pressure
measurement to check the cardio-vascular
system. Ischemic heart problems (angina
pectoris for example) are not normally
diagnosed for people your age (in the
mid-30's) but a heart problems have to
first be excluded because of your medical
history.
Further, a lung auscultation can help
diagnose possible lung disorders
(bronchitis for example), but sometimes
lung functional tests and provocation
tests can be requested to exclude asthma.
An X-ray image of the chest etc. can be
also requested to exclude possible lung
infection (pneumonia) and lung tumors.
Nect, the gasto-intestinal system can be
checked via a gastroscopy and abdominal
ultrasound. Standard blood analyses plus
Helicobacter pillory-serology can be also
performed. Gastritis, duodenitis, peptic
ulcer, hiatus hernia, gallstones, GERD…
can cause your symptoms.
If all these procedures show nothing the
one remaining diagnostic possibility is
that you are experiencing anxiety disorder
which, is possible.
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