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shortness of breath
medical disorder
Also known as: breathlessness, dyspnea
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cardiovascular disorders
- In cardiovascular disease: Ventricular dysfunction in heart failure
The symptoms may vary from shortness of breath on very little exertion to a medical emergency in which the patients feel as though they are suffocating. Congestive symptoms may also result in enlargement of the liver and spleen and loss of fluid into the abdominal cavity (ascites) or the pleural…
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respiratory system disorders
- In respiratory disease: Signs and symptoms
…lung disease is dyspnea, or shortness of breath. This sensation, of complex origin, may arise acutely, as when a foreign body is inhaled into the trachea, or with the onset of a severe attack of asthma. More often, it is insidious in onset and slowly progressive. What is noted is…
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