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| ! style="font-size: 80%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | [[Dyspnea resident survival guide#Overview|Overview]]
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| ==Overview==
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| Dyspnea is the uncomfortable awareness of one's own breathing. It is a common symptom of numerous medical disorders.
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| ==Causes==
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| ===Life Threatening Causes===
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| Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
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| *[[Acute heart failure]]
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| *[[Acute coronary syndrome]]
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| *[[Acute papillary muscle rupture]]
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| *[[Acute respiratory distress syndrome]]
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| *[[Anaphylaxis]]
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| *[[Aortic dissection]]
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| *[[Bronchospasm]]
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| *[[Cardiac tamponade]]
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| *[[Foreign body aspiration]]
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| *[[Glottic edema]]
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| *[[Pneumothorax]]
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| *[[Pulmonary embolism]]
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| *[[Pulmonary edema]]
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| ===Common Causes===
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| *[[Acute heart failure]]
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| *[[Acute coronary syndrome]]
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| *[[Asthma]]
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| *[[Anemia]]
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| *[[COPD]]
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| *[[Interstitial lung disease]]
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| *[[Pulmonary embolism]]
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| *[[Pneumonia]]
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| *[[Respiratory tract infection]]
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| Click '''[[Dyspnea causes|here]]''' for the complete list of causes.
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| ==FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation==
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| A Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation (FIRE) should be performed to identify patients in need of immediate intervention.
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| ==Complete Diagnostic Approach==
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| A complete diagnostic approach should be carried out after a focused initial rapid evaluation is conducted and following initiation of any urgent intervention
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| ==Do's==
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| ==Don'ts==
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Symptoms]]
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| [[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
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| [[Category:Resident survival guide]]
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| [[Category:Cardiology]]
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| [[Category:Pulmonology]]
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| [[Category:Emergency medicine]]
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