Orthopnea

Introduction: Orthopnea

Description of Orthopnea

Orthopnea: Breathlessness that prevents a patient from lying down and hence has to sleep sin a sitting up position.

Orthopnea: form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Orthopnea: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Orthopnea:

• Form
• Dyspnea (2922 causes)
• Can
• Breathe
• Asthma (320 causes)
• Asthma symptoms
• Emphysema
• Angina (41 causes)

Orthopnea as a Symptom

Orthopnea (symptom): is the dyspnoea which occurs on lying down and is...more »

Orthopnea (symptom): See Orthopnea (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Orthopnea:

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Terms associated with Orthopnea:

Broader terms for Orthopnea

• dyspnea
• dyspnoea

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Orthopnea

The following list attempts to classify Orthopnea into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• dyspnea,dyspnoea
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Dyspnea and respiratory abnormalities
• Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms
• SYMPTOMS
• SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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