19-year-old female with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension(PAH) successfully saved at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
A 19-year-old female resident of eastern UP having symptoms suggestive of a rare condition- Pulmonary Artery Hypertension(PAH) was being treated at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. She was seen with a history of shortness of breath, malaise, persistent nausea and palpitations. The parents correlated these complaints with her unwillingness to attend school. They noticed that she would be confined to the room without much activity. She was shown to a nearby hospital where her routine blood investigations and Chest X-ray were done and reported normal. As per the parents, patient also had decreased attention span in school and complained of persistent palpitations. Psychiatry opinion and regular counselling was done for the same as they attributed the illness towards hesitancy in attending her classes.
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