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Update: shortness of breath.
D ifficulty in breathing (also known as shortness of breath, breathless-ness, or dyspnea) is caused by various mechanisms related to different problems in the body. In one's lifetime, one may experience rare episodes of shortness of breath as part of high levels of activity such as exhaustive exertion or during environmental conditions such as high altitude or very warm or cold temperatures. Ot...
متن کاملShortness of breath.
A 50 year old man presented with a one week history of general malaise, worsening shortness of breath, and a cough productive of green sputum. He had also noticed an itchy rash on his trunk and face. There was no relevant medical history and he took no regular medications. He was a nonsmoker. On examination the patient had a widespread symmetrical rash over his face, trunk, and proximal limbs; ...
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is one of the potentially life-threatening complications of pregnancy. We report a case of a 36-year-old female patient who presented with shortness of breath, swelling of feet after giving birth to triplets, and her tests revealed that left ventricle is dilated with its diameter on the borderline and she had EF 35% with advanced systolic dysfunction. Anterior w...
متن کاملAcute onset of extreme shortness of breath.
A 33-year-old male presented via ambulance to the emergency department (ED) with extreme shortness of breath. A 12-lead electrocardiogram showed a heart rate of 158 beats/minute and atrial fibrillation with frequent runs of right bundle branch block-type aberrant conduction. Notable labs included a brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level of 1167 pg/ml (<100pg/ml) and Troponin I of 1.23 ng/ml (<0....
متن کاملAcute Shortness of Breath in an Adult
A 44-year-old male presents with shortness of breath, non-productive cough, and chest tightness to the ski clinic in Winter Park, Colorado. He flew from his home town, San Antonio, Texas, three days earlier. Symptoms began the day after arrival and progressively worsened over the course of the last 2 days. Shortness of breath is exacerbated by physical activity and relieved by rest. He tried hi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Thoracic Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1817-1737
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.32236