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* [[Major surgery]] | * [[Major surgery]] | ||
* [[Malignancy]] | * [[Malignancy]] | ||
* [[Malignant hypertension]] | * [[Malignant hypertension]] | ||
* [[Malignant mesothelioma]] | * [[Malignant mesothelioma]] | ||
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* [[Postprandial hypotension]] | * [[Postprandial hypotension]] | ||
* [[Pregnancy]] | * [[Pregnancy]] | ||
* [[Protamine sulfate]] | |||
* [[Post tussive syncope]] | * [[Post tussive syncope]] | ||
* [[Pralatrexate]] | * [[Pralatrexate]] | ||
* [[Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis]] | |||
* Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation | * Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation | ||
* [[Pulmonary edema]] | * [[Pulmonary edema]] | ||
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* [[Pulmonary stenosis]] | * [[Pulmonary stenosis]] | ||
* [[Quincke's edema]] | * [[Quincke's edema]] | ||
* | * Radiation pneumonitis | ||
* [[Ramucirumab]] | * [[Ramucirumab]] | ||
* [[Regadenoson]] | |||
* [[Rifampicin]] | |||
* [[Respiratory alkalosis]] | |||
* [[Respiratory distress syndrome (neonatal)]] | |||
* [[Respiratory failure]] | |||
* [[Respiratory muscle weakness]] | |||
* [[Respiratory tract infection]] | * [[Respiratory tract infection]] | ||
* [[Retropharyngeal abscess]] | |||
* [[Rh problems]] | |||
* [[Rib fractures]] | * [[Rib fractures]] | ||
* [[Right ventricular failure]] | * [[Right ventricular failure]] | ||
* [[Sarcoidosis]] | * [[Sarcoidosis]] | ||
* [[Sclerosing mediastinitis]] | |||
* [[Seizures]] | |||
* [[Sepsis]] | |||
* [[Sequestered lung]] | |||
* [[Severe burns]] | |||
* [[Shock]] | * [[Shock]] | ||
* [[Shock lung]] | * [[Shock lung]] | ||
* [[Shy drager syndrome]] | |||
* [[Sleep apnea syndrome]] | * [[Sleep apnea syndrome]] | ||
* [[Sick sinus syndrome]] | |||
* [[Sickle cell anemia]] | |||
* [[Smoke inhalation]] | |||
* [[Smoking]] | |||
* [[Snake bite]] | |||
* [[Sodium nitroprusside]] | |||
* [[Spontaneous haemothorax]] | |||
* [[Stiff lungs]] | |||
* [[Stridor]] | |||
* [[Sulphur dioxide]] | |||
* [[Systemic sclerosis]] | |||
* [[Sipuleucel-T]] | * [[Sipuleucel-T]] | ||
* [[Sorafenib]] | * [[Sorafenib]] | ||
* [[STEMI]] | * [[STEMI]] | ||
* [[Sunitinib]] | * [[Sunitinib]] | ||
* [[Tension pneumothorax]] | |||
* [[Teniposide]] | * [[Teniposide]] | ||
* | * Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate | ||
* [[Tetralogy of Fallot]] | * [[Tetralogy of Fallot]] | ||
* [[Ticagrelor]] | |||
* [[Tonsillar abscess]] | |||
* [[Total anomalous pulmonary venous return]] | |||
* [[Toxic shock syndrome]] | |||
* [[Toxins]] | |||
* [[Toxocariasis]] | |||
* [[Tracheobronchomalacia]] | |||
* [[Tracheolaryngobronchitis]] | |||
* [[Transient tachypnea of the newborn]] | |||
* [[Transposition of the great arteries]] | |||
* [[Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia]] | |||
* [[Trauma]] | * [[Trauma]] | ||
* [[Tracheal stenosis]] | * [[Tracheal stenosis]] | ||
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* [[Uremia]] | * [[Uremia]] | ||
* [[Valvular heart disease]] | * [[Valvular heart disease]] | ||
* [[Vasovagal syncope]] | |||
* [[Vomiting]] | |||
* [[Ventricular septal defect]] | * [[Ventricular septal defect]] | ||
* [[Wegener's granulomatosis]] | |||
* [[Yersinia pestis]] | |||
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Revision as of 18:43, 2 July 2015
Dyspnea Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The four general categories of dyspnea are based on its causes: cardiac, pulmonary, mixed cardiac or pulmonary, and noncardiac or nonpulmonary. Sudden onset of dyspnea (acute dyspnea) is most typically associated with narrowing of the airways or airflow obstruction (bronchospasm), blockage of one of the arteries of the lung (pulmonary embolism), acute heart failure or myocardial infarction, pneumonia, or panic disorder. Long-standing dyspnea (chronic dyspnea) is most often a manifestation of chronic or progressive diseases of the lung and / or heart, such as COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Dyspnea also is experienced by individuals encountering high-altitude sickness (high-altitude pulmonary edema, [HAPE]). This is associated with rapid rate of mountain ascent and normally occurs during the first 1 to 3 days of achieving a high altitude. Dyspnea resolves with use of supplemental oxygen, rapid descent, and occasionally hyperbaric therapy.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
- Acute heart failure
- Acute papillary muscle rupture
- Cardiac tamponade
- Foreign body aspiration
- Spontaneous pneumothorax
- H. influenza epiglottitis
- Bronchospasm
- Pulmonary edema
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order[1][2]
Causes Based on Pathophysiology
Obstructive Lung Diseases
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Hookworm disease
- Laryngeal edema due to allergies
- Tuberculosis
Diseases of Lung Parenchyma and Pleura
Contagious
- Anthrax through inhalation of Bacillus anthracis
- Pneumonia
Non-Contagious
- Fibrosing alveolitis
- Atelectasis
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumothorax
- Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema or acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
- Acute or recurrent pulmonary emboli
- Pulmonary hypertension, primary or secondary
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Superior vena cava syndrome
Obstruction of the Airway
Immobilization of the Diaphragm
- Lesion of the phrenic nerve
- Polycystic liver disease
- Tumor in the diaphragm