Dyspnea: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Dyspnea

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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]

What effect do these improvements in lung mechanics have on dyspnea? [dx.doi.org]

Thus, hyperinflation is directly associated with patient-centered outcomes such as dyspnea and exercise limitation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Chronic dyspnea was also scored by modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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

Psychogenic Hyperventilation

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

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]

Acute Bronchitis

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]

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

Pneumonia should be suspected in patients with tachypnea, tachycardia, dyspnea, or lung findings suggestive of pneumonia, and radiography is warranted. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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 [medicalcriteria.com]

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

Heart Failure

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

After the administration of oxycodone, his dyspnea was alleviated without any adverse opioid effects, such as respiratory depression. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pulmonary Edema

[…] 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]

/or comorbid paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea are present, even in patients with preeclampsia. [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]

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]

Abstract A 25-year-old woman with acute dyspnea was found to have nodular shadows in a chest X-ray film. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Furthermore, she rapidly developed progressive dyspnea and hypoxia. [kjim.org]

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

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

A 53-year-old man was admitted to the cardiology clinic with complaints of dyspnea, chest pain, and general weakness after walking. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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]

A 12-year-old boy presented with palpitations and dyspnea after exercise for 1 year. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

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]

The pulmonary pathology is recognized by auscultation and symptoms like dyspnea and fatigability. [symptoma.com]

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]

A73-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit because of sudden onset of dyspnea followed by syncope. [circ.ahajournals.org]

Pulmonary Infarction

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]

[…] 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]

Pleuritic chest pain, either isolated or in combination with abrupt dyspnea, is the most frequent presenting symptom, whereas hemoptysis is much rarer. [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]

The most common symptoms were dyspnea, chest wall pain, and shock. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Bronchial Adenocarcinoma

He complains of dyspnea and cough for several weeks, and on examination you also note his distended neck veins. What is the most likely cause of this patient's illness? [medbullets.com]

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

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

Pleural Effusion

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is common with emergency department patients. [appliedradiology.com]

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]

Chylothorax

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

A patient developed abdominal distension, dyspnea, and nausea due to chylothorax and chylous ascites 1 month after bruising her back. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

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]

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

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]

Children with ILD usually present with failure to thrive, dry cough, dyspnea, and tachypnea and rales. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

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

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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

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

[…] of the new definition of ARDS, diagnostic criteria and the importance of early diagnosis in prehospital period following clinical feature and course (a presence of severe dyspnea [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumothorax

In view of the patient's history of pneumothorax, we concluded that his dyspnea was attributable mainly to the trapping of his lung by the earlier pneumothorax. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CASE REPORT: A 75-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man presented with dyspnea, and facial swelling and abdominal pain, respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients with pneumothorax present with sudden-onset dyspnea, ipsilateral chest pain, diminished breath sounds, and hyperresonant percussion on the affected side. [amboss.com]

Mitral Valve Insufficiency

The patients were referred to our cardiovascular department because of exertional dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients may be asymptomatic or may have manifestations like fatigue caused by reduced cardiac output, tachypnea or dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and hemoptysis [symptoma.com]

Symptoms such as palpitations or dyspnea appear late in the course of chronic compensated MR in which cardiac output can still be maintained. [amboss.com]

Kounis Syndrome

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

Two hours later, he developed chest pain, dyspnea and diaphoresis. Repeat ECG revealed ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF with reciprocal changes. [onlinejacc.org]

Kounis syndrome Hypersensitivity myocarditis Cardiac symptoms Acute chest pain + - Chest discomfort + + Dyspnea + + Palpitations + + Sudden death + + Cardiac signs Elevated [medscape.com]