Sign or Symptom
dyspnea
dysp·ne·a [ disp-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory;
Respiration Disorders
Etymology:
Greek dys = difficult + pnoe = breathing
Definitions related to dyspnea:
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A sensation of discomfort with breathing.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An uncomfortable sensation of difficulty breathing. It may present as an acute or chronic sign of an underlying respiratory or heart disorder.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Difficult or labored breathing. Dyspnea is a subjective feeling only the patient can rate, e.g., on a Borg scale.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Includes dyspnea on exertion, dyspnea at rest, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Labored or difficult breathing associated with a variety of disorders, indicating inadequate ventilation or low blood oxygen or a subjective experience of breathing discomfort.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A disorder characterized by an uncomfortable sensation of difficulty breathing.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Dyspnea is unpleasant or uncomfortable breathing. It is experienced and described differently by patients depending on the cause.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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