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Cardiac asthma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cardiac asthma is a medical symptom, also known as paroxysmal dyspnea or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea ("PND"). It is defined as sudden, severe shortness of breath at night that awakens a person f...
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Shortness of breath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dyspnea or dyspnoea (pronounced disp-nee-ah , IPA /dɪsp'niə/), from Latin dyspnoea , from Greek dyspnoia from dyspnoos , shortness of breath) or shortness of breath (SOB) is a debilitatin...
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Dyspnea is a common symptom and, in most cases, can be effectively managed in the office by the family physician. The differential diagnosis is composed of four general categories: cardiac, pulmonary, mixed cardiac or pulmonary, and noncardiac or nonpulmonary.
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Dyspnea is a common end-stage condition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Symptoms of dyspnea can be obvious, such as rapid breathing with pursed lips, or more subtle, such as difficulty speaking a long sentence or laughing.
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Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions ... Dyspnea: Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. ... Dyspnea is a sign of serious disease of the airway, lungs, or heart. The onset of dyspnea should not be ignored but is reason to seek medical attention.
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