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==Differentiating Dyspnea from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Dyspnea from other Diseases== | ||
* [[Air hunger]] the sensation of an urgent need to breathe, sensation that you cannot take in a full breath | * [[Air hunger]] - the sensation of an urgent need to breathe, sensation that you cannot take in a full breath | ||
* [[Tachypnea]] breathing rapidly | * [[Tachypnea]] - breathing rapidly | ||
* [[Bradypnea]] breathing slowly | * [[Bradypnea]] - breathing slowly | ||
* [[Eupnea]] normal unlabored breathing | * [[Eupnea]] - normal unlabored breathing | ||
* [[Orthopnea]] dyspnea that occurs with lying flat | * [[Orthopnea]] - dyspnea that occurs with lying flat | ||
* [[Trepopnea]] an abnormal awareness of one's own breathing that is seen in one lateral position but not in the other | * [[Trepopnea]] - an abnormal awareness of one's own breathing that is seen in one lateral position but not in the other | ||
* [[Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea]] sudden, severe shortness of breath at night that awakens a person from sleep, often with coughing and wheezing. | * [[Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea]] - sudden, severe shortness of breath at night that awakens a person from sleep, often with coughing and wheezing. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 12:23, 26 March 2013
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Differentiating Dyspnea from other Diseases
- Air hunger - the sensation of an urgent need to breathe, sensation that you cannot take in a full breath
- Tachypnea - breathing rapidly
- Bradypnea - breathing slowly
- Eupnea - normal unlabored breathing
- Orthopnea - dyspnea that occurs with lying flat
- Trepopnea - an abnormal awareness of one's own breathing that is seen in one lateral position but not in the other
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea - sudden, severe shortness of breath at night that awakens a person from sleep, often with coughing and wheezing.