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Dyspnea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute, tertiary care hospitals and a quarter of patients seeking care in ambulatory settings. The presence of dyspnea is a potent predictor of mortality, often surpassing common physiological measurements in predicting the clinical course of a patient. | Dyspnea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute, tertiary care hospitals and a quarter of patients seeking care in ambulatory settings. The presence of dyspnea is a potent predictor of mortality, often surpassing common physiological measurements in predicting the clinical course of a patient.<ref name="pmid9211476">{{cite journal| author=Desbiens NA, Mueller-Rizner N, Connors AF, Wenger NS| title=The relationship of nausea and dyspnea to pain in seriously ill patients. | journal=Pain | year= 1997 | volume= 71 | issue= 2 | pages= 149-56 | pmid=9211476 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9211476 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Dyspnea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute, tertiary care hospitals and a quarter of patients seeking care in ambulatory settings. The presence of dyspnea is a potent predictor of mortality, often surpassing common physiological measurements in predicting the clinical course of a patient.[1]
References
- ↑ Desbiens NA, Mueller-Rizner N, Connors AF, Wenger NS (1997). "The relationship of nausea and dyspnea to pain in seriously ill patients". Pain. 71 (2): 149–56. PMID 9211476.