Dyspnea: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Dyspnea

MEASUREMENT OF DYSPNEA IN COPD Section: The two purposes of measuring dyspnea are: to differentiate between patients who have less dyspnea and those who have more dyspnea [dx.doi.org]

To measure the severity of dyspnea the principles of psychophysics (stimulus → response relationship) can be applied. [oadoi.org]

MECHANISMS OF DYSPNEA IN COPD Section: Descriptors of Dyspnea Dyspnea has been defined as a subjective experience comprised of distinct qualitative sensations which can vary [dx.doi.org]

Pulmonary Emphysema

Feasibility, safety, and efficacy were analyzed by means of pulmonary function testing, 6-min walk test, dyspnea score, BODE (body mass index, air-flow obstruction, dyspnea [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

At first the lips and fingers become blue, but as compensation gives way, or when the dyspnea is severe, the face becomes puffy and very blue. Cough . [henriettes-herb.com]

We present the case of a 6-year-old white boy with chronic cough and dyspnea on exertion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Psychogenic Hyperventilation

Keywords: Dyspnea, hyperventilation, panic, psychogenic, sighing How to cite this article: Sahasrabudhe TR. Psychogenic dyspnea. [mjdrdypu.org]

[4], [5] However, dyspnea is a very common psychosomatic symptom as well. [mjdrdypu.org]

Ventilator adjustments often cannot fully alleviate dyspnea. [ahcmedia.com]

Congestive Heart Failure

Features due to left heart failure: Dyspnea, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea: These symptoms develop due to congestion of the lungs. [symptoma.com]

Major criteria: · Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea · Neck vein distention · Rales · Radiographic cardiomegaly (increasing heart size on chest radiography) · Acute pulmonary edema [web.archive.org]

Dyspnea occurs because of the damming of blood in the lungs resulting in pulmonary venous congestion. Initially dyspnea occurs only at exertion. [symptoma.com]

Pulmonary Edema

[…] describe a case of fatal contralateral RPE in a 59-years-old woman with right lung cancer underwent ultrasound-guided thoracentesis for massive pleural effusion and severe dyspnea [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] anxiety Productive cough (could be blood tinged) Palpitations and chest pain Exercise induced dyspnea Orthostatic dyspnea (dyspnea while lying down) Increased weight Bipedal [symptoma.com]

High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a form of high altitude illness characterized by cough, dyspnea upon exertion progressing to dyspnea at rest and eventual death, seen [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Heart Failure

We introduced oxycodone for medically refractory dyspnea instead of morphine because of the patient's renal insufficiency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Compared with control group, there was no effect on dyspnea improvement. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Major criteria: · Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea · Neck vein distention · Rales · Radiographic cardiomegaly (increasing heart size on chest radiography) · Acute pulmonary edema [medicalcriteria.com]

Cor Pulmonale

We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who died after 3 days of progressive dyspnea, cough, and pulmonary hypertension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dyspnea secondary to pulmonary venous hypertension (often referred to as cardiac dyspnea) usually involves orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, two symptoms usually [tele.med.ru]

Due to inadequate perfusion of peripheral tissues (fatigue, dyspnea) and elevated intracardiac filling pressures (orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, peripheral edema [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Cardiac Asthma

The patient appears very ill and experiences severe dyspnea and tachypnea. [symptoma.com]

Cardiac asthma is a paroxysmal acute dyspnea generally occurring at night but sometimes following exertion, lasting from minutes to hours and accompanied by a sense of suffocation [jama.jamanetwork.com]

They consist of severe dyspnea, increased work of breathing, and gasping, causing anxiety. [symptoma.com]

Pulmonary Embolism

Whenever RTs or other clinicians encounter unexplained dyspnea, PE should be among the diagnoses considered. [rtmagazine.com]

Herein, we report a case of high-risk APE with a wide range of manifestations, including chest pain, dyspnea, low-blood pressure, and syncope. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient suffered dyspnea after undergoing the injection laryngoplasty. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atelectasis

Patients may have dyspnea or respiratory failure if atelectasis is extensive. They may also develop pneumonia. [merckmanuals.com]

Other characteristics include diminished breath sounds, fever, and increasing dyspnea (shortness of breath). [healthcentral.com]

Pneumonia may cause cough, dyspnea, and pleuritic pain. Pleuritic pain may also be due to the disorder that caused atelectasis (eg, chest trauma, surgery). [merckmanuals.com]

Pulmonary Tumor Embolism

Pulmonary tumor embolism should be considered when patients with malignant disease develop unexplained dyspnea, hypoxemia, and pulmonary hypertension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In early January 2010, he suffered from dyspnea on exertion gradually, although cancer progression was not proven by computed tomography (CT) scan. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A high index of suspicion is necessary in individuals who present with respiratory-related symptoms, especially dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Bronchitis

However, patients who complain of dyspnea should have pulse oximetry to rule out hypoxemia. [merckmanuals.com]

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Bronchitis The acute bronchitis must be differentiated from other diseases that may cause cough, dyspnea and wheezing. [1] Disease Findings [wikidoc.org]

[22] Evaluation[edit] mMRC breathlessness scale Grade Degree of dyspnea 0 no dyspnea except with strenuous exercise 1 dyspnea when walking up an incline or hurrying on the [en.wikipedia.org]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

The most common symptoms experienced by patients with HCM are dyspnea with exercise, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, palpitations, episodes of lightheadedness, chest [heartdisease.about.com]

AHCM can occur with varied presentations such as chest pain, palpitations, dyspnea, syncope, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, embolic events, ventricular fibrillation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients present at all ages with chest pain, dyspnea, palpitations, and syncope. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

High-Output Heart Failure

After the procedure, dyspnea was improved and procedure related complication was not seen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 36-year-old male presented with progressive exertional dyspnea over months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 64-year-old woman was admitted with systemic edema and exertional dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

All patients had acute onset of PE symptoms and all presented with hemodynamic compromise and dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All patients had hypoxia and dyspnea. No patient had contraindication for thrombolysis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical findings Nonspecific; index of suspicion should be high in patients with dyspnea, tachypnea, or chest pain and risk factors for pulmonary embolism. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Pulmonary Infarction

[…] may lead to catastrophic, massive pulmonary embolism and death, or to recurrent embolism with pulmonary hypertension and chronic cor pulmonale, resulting in incapacitating dyspnea [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hemoptysis, chest pain and dyspnea were present. Chest film simulated a thin wall lung abscess. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 6-year-old boy was admitted with anasarca due to relapse of nephrotic syndrome, non-productive cough, and dyspnea on exertion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hemothorax

When ruptured, these cysts may cause hemoptysis, dyspnea, and hydatid thorax. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] After thoracoscopic surgery, the dyspnea and anemia resolved. [symptoma.com]

When ruptured, these cysts may cause hemoptysis, dyspnea, and hydatid thorax. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

On postoperative day 2, she had progressive anemia (Hb 5.3) as well as dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

No treatment effects were observed on health-related quality of life or dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Also, improvements in some measures of dyspnea and health-related quality of life were observed. Objectives : To demonstrate that bosentan delays IPF worsening or death. [doi.org]

Effects of bosentan on health-related quality of life, dyspnea, and the safety and tolerability of bosentan were investigated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pleural Effusion

However, she began to experience dyspnea on exertion leading to admission. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A patient with a small to moderate pleural effusion (under 300 ml) may have minimal or no dyspnea. A large pleural effusion causes shortness of breath. [journals.lww.com]

Many cause dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, or both. [merckmanuals.com]

Chylothorax

X Left a 5 yes no Khurana, 2009 [ 23 ] 12 dyspnea, chest discomfort Bilat. no 1 X Bilat. 9 yes yes e Tallón-Aguilar, 2010 [ 26 ] 13 dyspnea Bilat. [journalotohns.biomedcentral.com]

Pleural effusion should be removed from the chest by needle aspiration for diagnostic purposes and to relieve extreme dyspnea. [thecatclinic.com.au]

We treated a 39-year-old woman who presented with progressive dyspnea over 6 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pulmonary Fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Dyspnea is the hallmark symptom of pulmonary fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dyspnea on exertion (DOE) is a major symptom of CPFE. We report a patient with DOE due to CPFE who was successfully treated with acupuncture. Case report. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lung cancer is usually presented with cough, dyspnea, pain and weight loss, which is overlapping with symptoms of other lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Secondary Pulmonary Fibrosis

The main symptoms are exertional dyspnea and a dry cough. Bibasilar inspiratory crackles or rales are usually heard on auscultation. [amboss.com]

[…] on limitations caused by dyspnea or fear of dyspnea, for a total score ranging from 0 to 120, with a higher score indicating more severe dyspnea. [nejm.org]

[…] healing with fibroblastic /myofibroblastic proliferation - deposition of collagen and extracellular matrix - widespread fibrosis with loss of function - variable onset of dyspnea [quizlet.com]

Respiratory Bronchiolitis Interstitial Lung Disease

A: The primary symptoms of bronchiolitis are cough and dyspnea. [resident360.nejm.org]

The onset is usually insidious with exertional dyspnea and persistent cough, which may be non-productive, developing over a course of weeks or months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

For example, exertional dyspnea in ILD resembles dyspnea experienced by patients with more common ailments such as asthma, COPD, and heart disease. [consultant360.com]

Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia

A 45-year-old male smoker heavily used a waterproofing spray gas, and presented with chills and fever that was followed by progressive dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Two patients with diffuse interstitial lung disease after long-term nitrofurantoin therapy were characterized clinically by exertional dyspnea and basilar rales, roentgenographically [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He visited our hospital two years later because of severe dyspnea. He was diagnosed with desquamative interstitial pneumonia by surgical lung biopsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bronchial Adenocarcinoma

Symptoms due to pleural effusion Malignant pleural effusion presents with dyspnea. Symptoms due to pleural effusion Malignant pleural effusion presents with dyspnea. [medicaljoyworks.com]

In both cases, there were improvements in cough and dyspnea. [journal.chestnet.org]

This relieved his dyspnea and forceful cough. [rc.rcjournal.com]

Kounis Syndrome

Almost two months later, due to the onset of exertional dyspnea, he is persuaded to go to the hospital for further tests. [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

He developed constricting chest discomfort associated with dyspnea, sweating and hypotension. [revportcardiol.org]

Case: A 59 year old man with a history of CAD status post RCA stent and COPD presented with progressively worsening chest pain, dyspnea, and hives after a bee sting. [jacc.org]

Aspiration Pneumonia

However, 57 % agreed that dyspnea, fever, deterioration of general functioning, tachypnea and crepitation with auscultation are the most important characteristics and the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

View larger version (88K) Fig. 3D —Aspiration of tooth to right main bronchus in 43-year-old man with dyspnea and fever. [ajronline.org]

Symptoms and Signs Symptoms and signs include Cough Fever Dyspnea Chest discomfort Chemical pneumonitis caused by gastric contents causes acute dyspnea with cough that is [merckmanuals.com]

Eisenmenger Syndrome

[…] elevated in ES patients and fell significantly with sildenafil therapy that was associated with improved exercise tolerance, implying thereby a role of J receptors in producing dyspnea [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Heart rate recovery at the first minute (HRR 1 ) and perceived effort Borg scale for dyspnea and lower limb fatigue were recorded in both tests scenarios. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Eisenmenger’s syndrome is suspected if there is a history of cyanotic spells or dyspnea on exertion since childhood. [symptoma.com]

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

The symptoms include dyspnea, hypotension and multovisceral failure. [orpha.net]

A 43-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department because of accidental chlorine inhalation and rapidly progressive dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome of severe dyspnea of rapid onset, hypoxemia, and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates leading to respiratory failure [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

History of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, chest pain, syncope, and joint pain were absent. Patient did not give any history of receiving antitubercular therapy. [jdrntruhs.org]

Dyspnea was significantly improved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare cystic lung disease presenting with cough, dyspnea on exertion and recurrent pneumothorax. [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]