Dyspnea
Appearance
Dyspnea or dyspnoea (said disp-nee-ah) is shortness of breath. Some research says that about 27% of people suffer it[verification needed]
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Causes
[change | change source]There are many different causes of dyspnea. Some types and their causes are listed below. There may be duplicates in this list.
Pulmonary disorders
[change | change source]- Obstructive lung diseases
- Restrictive lung diseases/conditions
- Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pneumonias
- Pneumoconiosis (work/industrial/environment disease)
- Pleural effusion
- Connective tissue disease
- Neuromuscular problems
- Kyphoscoliosis (a thoracic cage deformity)
- Diseases of lung parenchyma and pleura
- Contagious
- Anthrax through inhalation of Bacillus anthracis
- Pneumonia
- Non-contagious
- Contagious
- Pulmonary vascular diseases
- Acute or recurrent pulmonary emboli
- Pulmonary hypertension, primary or secondary
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Superior vena cava syndrome
Other causes of diminished breathing
[change | change source]- Obstruction of the airway
- Immobilization of the diaphragm
- Lesion of the phrenic nerve
- Polycystic liver disease
- Tumor in the diaphragm
- Drugs, including those which relax muscles (including the diaphragm)
- Restriction of the chest volume
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Broken ribs
- Kyphosis of the spine
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Pectus excavatum
- Scoliosis
- Disorders of the cardiovascular system
- Disorders of the blood and metabolism
- Disorders affecting breathing nerves and muscles
- Psychological conditions
- Medications
- Other