Dyspnea is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and ...

Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms reported by patients receiving palliative care. It is not only a symptom of severe or chronic pulmonary disease, but is also associated with a wide variety ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This analysis focused on adults with moderate to severe COPD without an exacerbation during the ENHANCE trials.

Dyspnea is a common end-stage condition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Symptoms of dyspnea can be obvious, such as rapid breathing with pursed lips, or more subtle, ...

More than half of patients with advanced cancer have difficulty breathing, and this chronic dyspnea can be highly debilitating and challenging to manage, thanks to the lack of evidence-based treatment ...

Dyspnea is a feeling of being unable to catch one's breath. At the end of life, this symptom can be extremely frightening to patients and their families because of anxiety about suffocation. Dyspnea ...

Although dyspnea is a common symptom, there has been only limited investigation of its prognostic significance among patients referred for cardiac evaluation. We studied 17,991 patients undergoing ...

If you find yourself gasping for air while exercising, you could be out of shape… or it could be a sign of something more serious. Dyspnea is what’s known as shortness of breath. Dr. John Ryan, ...

Figure 1. Hyperinflation of the lungs points to a pulmonary cause of dyspnea. There are guidelines for the management of each as a separate condition, but how do you evaluate and treat them when they ...

PND usually occurs several hours after a person falls asleep and improves when they sit upright. This difficulty in breathing can cause a person to wake up gasping for air. It can be a distressing ...