Symptoms of bronchitis, asthma in the elderly

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Please ask the doctor. My mother is 82 years old this year, for a week now when she sleeps, she often breathes through her belly, speaks with effort, in the last two days wheezing and coughing, eating is easy to choke. In the morning, my mother lay down and had trouble breathing, so she sat down again. Currently, my mother has been breathing through a nebulizer and taking medicine from yesterday afternoon to this afternoon prescribed by her family doctor. May I ask if this is a symptom of bronchitis, asthma as diagnosed by the doctor? Thanks for the advice doctor.
Cao Nhu Hoan (1939)
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Hello. Her mother's condition may be severe respiratory failure due to pneumonia, bronchitis, acute asthma attack, pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure... Her mother needs to be hospitalized in the emergency room so the doctor can diagnose it. and prompt treatment. Avoiding it for a long time can be dangerous to your health.
Thank you for sending your question to Vinmec Health System. Hope your mother gets well soon.
The article is advised by Doctor Tran Thi Diem Trang - Respiratory Internal Medicine - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.

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