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=== | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 3 July 2014
Dyspnea is shortness of breath.
It is seen in many contexts.
Causes
An incomplete list of causes is below.
Cardiac
- Congestive heart failure.
- Calcific aortic stenosis.
Pulmonary
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Interstitial lung disease.
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
- Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis.