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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==History== | |||
;Medical history questions about: | |||
* Shortness of breath? | |||
* Grunting or wheezing sounds while breathing? | |||
* Duration of breathing difficulty? | |||
* Did it slowly progress over weeks to months? | |||
* Rapidity of onset. | |||
* Is there a sequence of separate episodes? How long does each last, and does each episode have a similar pattern? | |||
* Has the breathing difficulty gotten worse recently? | |||
* Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea | |||
* Does the amount of breathing difficulty change over time? | |||
* Does breathing difficulty occur while you are at rest? | |||
* How long does each episode last? | |||
* Is it worse when you lie flat orthopnea? | |||
* Is it worse when you change body position? | |||
* Did it develop within 4 to 6 hours after exposure to something that you are or may be allergic | |||
* Is it worse after exercise? | |||
* Does shortness of breath occur only when you are wheezing? | |||
* Is your breathing pattern irregular? | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 24 September 2012
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Dyspnea Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
- Medical history questions about
- Shortness of breath?
- Grunting or wheezing sounds while breathing?
- Duration of breathing difficulty?
- Did it slowly progress over weeks to months?
- Rapidity of onset.
- Is there a sequence of separate episodes? How long does each last, and does each episode have a similar pattern?
- Has the breathing difficulty gotten worse recently?
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
- Does the amount of breathing difficulty change over time?
- Does breathing difficulty occur while you are at rest?
- How long does each episode last?
- Is it worse when you lie flat orthopnea?
- Is it worse when you change body position?
- Did it develop within 4 to 6 hours after exposure to something that you are or may be allergic
- Is it worse after exercise?
- Does shortness of breath occur only when you are wheezing?
- Is your breathing pattern irregular?