Dyspnea Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Common Cold

[…] persistence of symptoms for the common cold or acute purulent rhinitis compared with placebo Carbocysteine Cochrane review of three RCTs 13 No significant difference in cough, dyspnea [aafp.org]

Tachypnea and dyspnea are also signs of lower respiratory involvement. [emedicine.com]

Based on observations in general practice, the median time for symptoms associated with acute bronchitis to resolve following consultation varies between five days (for dyspnea [doi.org]

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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]

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

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Upper Respiratory Infection

On day 7, his girlfriend calls 911 and he is brought to the local hospital emergency department with severe fatigue, lower extremity swelling, and marked dyspnea on exertion [pulmonologyadvisor.com]

Tachypnea and dyspnea are also signs of lower respiratory involvement. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Anemia

Acute anemia presents with symptoms owing to acute blood loss; chronic anemia may present with worsening fatigue, dyspnea, lightheadedness, or chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They are called the general symptoms of anemia : Fatigue Reduced performance Tiredness Headache Exertional dyspnea Tachycardia Dizziness 4 Diagnosis The basis of diagnosing [flexikon.doccheck.com]

[…] months Leukemia, myelofibrosis Usually spontaneous, but rates are increased in patients with prior radiation exposure or chemotherapy Anemia causes pallor, fatigue, and dyspnea [aafp.org]

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Panic Attacks

According to our observations, some migraine subjects develop panic attacks with the typical symptoms (palpitation, dyspnea, anxiety/fear, shiver, sweating, polyuria) on the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

As the major symptom of a terminal illness that threatens our most basic physical requirement, dyspnea in COPD is open to catastrophic misinterpretation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, patients with PD/PA reported more panic (F(1, 22) 18.10, p .001), anxiety (F(1, 22) 21.93, p .001), worry (F(1, 22) 26.31, p .001), and dyspnea (F(1,22) 4.68, p .042 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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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]

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]

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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]

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Obesity

It is likely that obesity modifies the clinical picture of COPD because of its effects on the perception of dyspnea and exercise tolerance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obesity is a risk factor for dyspnea but not for airflow obstruction. Arch Intern Med 2002 ; 162 : 1477 -81. 17. Weiner P, Waizman J, Weiner M, et al. [cmaj.ca]

[…] testing. 16 An accurate diagnosis is important because dyspnea related to other mechanisms or diseases may require a different therapeutic strategy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Atelectasis

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

We report the case of an 11-year-old boy investigated for persistent cough and dyspnea with complete left lung atelectasis mimicking pneumonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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

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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]

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Asthma

It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, wheezing, and dyspnea (dyspnea, paroxysmal). Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. [icd9data.com]

A 62-year-old man with asthma presented with a 1-month history of wheezing and exertional dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although the patient's dyspnea worsened after removal of the sweet potato, she recovered with the treatment based on the 2014 Japanese Childhood Asthma Guidelines. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Influenza

Seizures, altered consciousness, and dyspnea occurred later. A nasopharyngeal swab revealed a positive reaction for the influenza A antigen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There can also be tachycardia and dyspnea but with hypotension. Vomiting and diarrhea may also occur, but are rare findings associated with the disorder. [symptoma.com]

4 days for patients 2 and 3 (dyspnea and fever), 14 days for patient 6 (cough), and 20 days for patient 7 (cough). [doi.org]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Pneumonia

CASE SUMMARY: A 59-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with dry cough, low-grade fever, and progressive dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She presented with fever, cough, dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Chest radiograph showed bilateral infiltrations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CASE REPORT A 35-year-old woman presented with a cough and dyspnea, and was initially diagnosed to have pneumonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Iron Deficiency Anemia

Patients may complain of: Fatigue Pallor Weakness Headache Palpitations Dizziness Dyspnea Irritability Poor concentration, impaired development Hair loss Impaired temperature [symptoma.com]

[…] symptoms Call your primary care doctor to schedule an appointment if you have any of the following symptoms and they don’t go away: Fatigue Dizziness Shortness of breath (dyspnea [rush.edu]

[17] 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]

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Morbid Obesity

We present a 17 year-old woman, with a previous genetic diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome and BMI of 74 Kg/m(2), that was admitted in anasarca, with marked cyanosis, dyspnea [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] diagnosis.5,6 Approximately 11% of cases of congestive heart failure are attributable to obesity alone.7 The physical deconditioning of obesity manifests with orthopnea, dyspnea [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Early in pregnancy, the alveolar ventilation is increased and pregnant women have a sense of dyspnea. [bariatrictimes.com]

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Hyponatremia

Fluid can also collect in the lungs when lying down at night, possibly making nighttime breathing and sleeping difficult (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea). [en.wikipedia.org]

Box 2: Applying the results of this review in clinical practice A 60-year-old man presents with increasing dyspnea on exertion. [doi.org]

He presented with intense dyspnea and cough with greenish expectoration. [archbronconeumol.org]

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COVID-19

The deceased Li Moumou, male, 66 years old, was admitted to the hospital for "intermittent cough, headache, fatigue and fever for 6 days" on January 16, 2020; dyspnea occurred [flutrackers.com]

dry cough, fatigue, myalgia, fever, dyspnea), as well as recent travel to China or known exposure, and chest imaging plays a vital role in both assessment of disease extent [sciencedaily.com]

On January 29, 2020, a 43-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of fever, cough, sputum production, and dyspnea. [pubs.rsna.org]

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Cardiac Arrhythmia

In case 1, a 44-y-old previously healthy male presented with chest tightness, dyspnea, diaphoresis and palpitation immediately after chewing 1 betel quid. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, when symptoms are experienced, they include pain in chest, dyspnea, onset of tachycardia or bradycardia, flutter in chest, lightheadedness accompanied by dizziness [symptoma.com]

Symptoms often develop rapidly, although sometimes, there are no symptoms: angina (chest pain) breathlessness (dyspnea) dizziness palpitations syncope (fainting, or nearly [medicalnewstoday.com]

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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 57-year-old man with a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosed by echocardiography experienced atypical chest pain and dyspnea for 6 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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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]

We report the case of a 37-yr-old woman presenting with dyspnea who died of cor pulmonale. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Cardiomyopathy

Symptoms: Patients with cardiomyopathy will typically present with dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, bilateral edema, and fatigue. [symptoma.com]

However, after 10 infusions the patient developed dyspnea, edema of the legs, ascites and a weight gain of 10 kg because of a decompensated heart insufficiency with a reduced [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report the case of a 76-year-old man with a dual chamber pacemaker, admitted for acute chest pain and dyspnea and final diagnosis of TC. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Hyperventilation

In this case report, we describe a patient who developed quetiapine-induced hyperventilation and dyspnea after being treated with quetiapine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 79-year-old woman presented with chronic dyspnea and hyperventilation. There was no evidence of pulmonary disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

When stress induces a need to take a deep breath, the deep breathing is perceived as dyspnea. [emedicine.com]

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Cardiac Asthma

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

Cardiac dyspnea, especially if present only with exercise, is often confused with asthma and exercise-induced bronchospasm. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

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Allergic Asthma

Mean dyspnea perception during allergen challenge test (PS20A) was 2.97 2.31. [lsmuni.lt]

As a result of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, respiratory symptoms such as cough attacks, hemoptysis, dyspnea, and recurrent and refractory iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) are [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Typically, an attack of asthma is characterized by dyspnea and a wheezing type of respiration. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Acute Coronary Syndrome

Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain. [litfl.com]

There may be associated dyspnea, diaphoresis, and nausea. [thecardiologyadvisor.com]

[…] pressure, tightness or burning Pain spreading from the chest to the shoulders, arms, upper abdomen, back, neck or jaw Nausea or vomiting Indigestion Shortness of breath (dyspnea [mayoclinic.org]

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Acute Myocardial Infarction

A 77-year-old male presented to our hospital with a 4-day history of severe dizziness, mild chest tightness, and dyspnea. An inferior AMI was diagnosed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 71-year-old man presented to our hospital for dyspnea lasting for the past 3 days. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After several weeks of rehabilitation, the patient was able to resume daily activities without chest discomfort or dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Myocardial Infarction

[…] are also important causes of dyspnea. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

PATIENT CONCERNS: A 51-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with exertional dyspnea that he had experienced for half a year. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dyspnea: a sensory experience. Lung 1990; 168:185-199. Evans KC. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

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