i have had a sudden attack of shortness of breath and it seems when i use my right arm is when it happens. i have had all the tests for p.e, mi, had edg and had my esophageous stretched. had echocardiogram. been to my lung dr and my pfts were normal
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to a musculoskeletal issue. A backbone disorder can not be excluded as a possible cause of this symptomatology, related to a possible nerve compression (as your symptoms are modulated by the right arm movements). As far as your cardiac and lung tests have resulted normal, there is nothing to worry about. I recommend performing a cervico-thoracic column X-ray study and a nerve conduction study. Anxiety should also be taken into consideration, if all the these tests result normal. Hope to have been of help! Greetings!