Sign or Symptom
respiratory distress
res·pi·ra·to·ry dis·tress
Definitions related to respiratory distress:
  • A pathological increase in the effort and frequency of breathing movements.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Increased work of breathing with tachypnea and retractions.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Respiratory distress is objectively observable as the physical or emotional consequences from the experience of dyspnea. The physical presentation of respiratory distress is generally referred to as labored breathing, while the sensation of respiratory distress is called shortness of breath or dyspnea.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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