Difference between revisions of "Dyspnea"
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'''Dyspnea''' is ''shortness of breath''. | '''Dyspnea''' is ''shortness of breath''. | ||
It is seen in many contexts. | It is seen in many contexts. | ||
==Causes== | |||
An incomplete list of causes is below. | |||
===Cardiac=== | ===Cardiac=== | ||
*Congestive heart failure. | *[[Congestive heart failure]]. | ||
*[[Calcific aortic stenosis]]. | *[[Calcific aortic stenosis]]. | ||
===Pulmonary=== | ===Pulmonary=== | ||
*[[Acute infectious pneumonia]]. | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]. | *[[Pulmonary embolism]]. | ||
*[[Interstitial lung disease]]. | *[[Interstitial lung disease]]. | ||
*[[Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis]]. | *[[Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis]]. | ||
*[[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]]. | *[[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]]. | ||
*[[Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Cardiovascular pathology]]. | *[[Cardiovascular pathology]]. | ||
*[[Pulmonary pathology]] | *[[Pulmonary pathology]]. | ||
[[Category:Pulmonary pathology]] | [[Category:Pulmonary pathology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:59, 13 February 2016
Dyspnea is shortness of breath.
It is seen in many contexts.
Causes
An incomplete list of causes is below.
Cardiac
Pulmonary
- Acute infectious pneumonia.
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Interstitial lung disease.
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
- Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis.