Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath: Introduction
Breathing difficulty
of any kind
(or any kind of "shortness of breath")
is a potentially life-threatening emergency.
It can indicate numerous dangerous causes such as heart attack, pneumonia,
or pulmonary embolism.
There are other less serious causes, but these highly dangerous conditions
need to be considered.
Refer to the causes of breathing difficulty or causes of chest pain.
These symptoms need to be diagnosed immediately by a medical
professional because
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Causes of Shortness of breath:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Shortness of breath.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Shortness of breath
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Shortness of breath
Home medical tests possibly related to Shortness of breath:
Causes of Types of Shortness of breath:
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Shortness of breath Treatments
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Stories from Users for Shortness of breath
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Diagnostic tests for Shortness of breath:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Shortness of breath. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature
- Inspect for blueness of tongue and skin, reduced alertness and distress due to breathing problems
- Lung examination to listen to breath sound quality, intensity and for added sounds. Crackles suggest congestive heart failure, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, lung fibrosis or bronchiectasis. Wheezes suggest asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema
- Abdominal examination for enlarged liver which may be a sign of congestive heart failure
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diagnostic tests for Shortness of breath
Medications or substances causing Shortness of breath:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Shortness of breath as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Shortness of breath
Drug interactions causing Shortness of breath:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Shortness of breath as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Dymelor and alcohol interaction
- Diabinese and alcohol interaction
- Amaryl and alcohol interaction
- Glucotrol and alcohol interaction
- Glucotrol XL and alcohol interaction
- DiaBeta and alcohol interaction
- Glynase PresTab and alcohol interaction
- Micronase and alcohol interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Shortness of breath
Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Shortness of breath
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Shortness of breath:
Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Shortness of breath. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.
Create your printable checklist here.
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Shortness of breath: Deaths
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Misdiagnosis and Shortness of breath
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various less dangerous...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer...read more »
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Shortness of breath: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Shortness of breath: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
Shortness of breath: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
Causes of Shortness of breath listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Shortness of breath as a symptom include:
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causes of Shortness of breath
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Definitions of Shortness of breath:
Labored or difficult breathing associated with a variety of disorders, indicating inadequate ventilation or low blood oxygen.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A dyspneic condition
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Organs affected by Shortness of breath:
The list of organs typically affected by Shortness of breath may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Shortness of breath
The list below shows some of the causes of Shortness of breath mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Shortness of breath
How Common are these Causes of Shortness of breath?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Shortness of breath.
Of the 1528
causes of Shortness of breath that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 21
causes are "very common" diseases
- 21
causes are "common" diseases
- 10
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 42
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 1471
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Shortness of breath
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Shortness of breath:
The following list of conditions
have 'Shortness of breath' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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- Abdominal Cancer
... breathlessness
- Acarophobia
... shortness of breath
- Accelerated hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Accelerated silicosis
... shortness of breath
- Achluophobia
... shortness of breath
- Achrestic anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Acid-Base Imbalance
... hypoventilation, shortness of breath, breathlessness
- Acousticophobia
... shortness of breath
- Acquired Aplastic Anemia
... shortness of breath
- Acrocephaly -- pulmonary stenosis -- mental retardation
... shortness of breath
- Acute Cholecystitis
... breathlessness
- Acute cholinergic dysautonomia
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
... shortness of breath
- Acute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage
... shortness of breath
- Acute megacaryoblastic leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 1
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 2
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 3
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 4
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 5
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 7
... shortness of breath
- Acute myelocytic leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to alkylating agent
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to topoisomerase type II inhibitor
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, therapy related
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloid leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Acute myeloid leukemia, adult
... shortness of breath
- Acute non lymphoblastic leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Acute Renal Failure
... breathlessness
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Infant
... breathlessness
- Acute rheumatic fever
... shortness of breath
- Acute Silicosis
... shortness of breath
- Adenocarcinoma of lung
... shortness of breath
- Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
... shortness of breath
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma
... Shortness of breath
- Adenosine triphosphatase deficiency, anaemia due to
... breathlessness
- Adrenal hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Adult Panic-Anxiety Syndrome
... shortness of breath
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome
... breathlessness
- Adult-onset asthma
... breathlessness after exercise, shortness of breath
- Aelurophobia
... shortness of breath
- Aerophobia
... shortness of breath
- Agyrophobia
... shortness of breath
- Aichmophobia
... shortness of breath
- Air embolism
... shortness of breath
- Alcohol-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Alektorophobia
... shortness of breath
- Algophobia
... shortness of breath
- ALL-Down syndrome
... breathlessness
- Allergic asthma
... shortness of breath
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
... shortness of breath
- Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
... shortness of breath
- Alpha thalassemia
... shortness of breath
- Alpha thalassemia -- Hemoglobin H disease
... shortness of breath
- Alpha thalassemia major
... shortness of breath
- Amathophobia
... shortness of breath
- Amaxophobia
... shortness of breath
- Amphetamine-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Amychophobia
... shortness of breath
- Amyloid cardiopathy
... difficulty breathing when lying down, shortness of breath on exertion
- Amyloid cardiopathy, familial
... difficulty breathing when lying down, shortness of breath on exertion
- Amyloidosis AL
... shortness of breath
- Amyloidosis, Familial
... shortness of breath
- Amyloidosis, Inherited
... shortness of breath
- Analgesic asthma syndrome
... shortness of breath
- Androphobia
... shortness of breath
- Anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Anemia of pregnancy
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Anemia, hypochromic microcytic
... shortness of breath
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
... shortness of breath
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts
... shortness of breath
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 1
... shortness of breath
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 2
... shortness of breath
- Angina
... breathlessness
- Angina Pectoris
... breathlessness
- Anginophobia
... shortness of breath
- Angiofollicular ganglionic hyperplasia -- hyaline-vascular type
... shortness of breath
- Anglophobia
... shortness of breath
- Ankylophobia
... shortness of breath
- Anthophobia
... shortness of breath
- Anthracosis
... shortness of breath, breathlessness
- Anthrax
... shortness of breath
- Anthropophobia
... shortness of breath
- Antlophobia
... shortness of breath
- Anxiety
... shortness of breath
- Anxiety disorders
... shortness of breath
- Aorta-pulmonary artery fistula
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Aortic coarctation
... shortness of breath
- Aortic stenosis
... shortness of breath
- Aortic valve disease
... shortness of breath, breathlessness
- Aortic valve stenosis
... shortness of breath
- Aortic valves stenosis of the child
... breathlessness on exertion, shortness of breath
- Apeirophobia
... shortness of breath
- Apiophobia
... shortness of breath
- Aplastic anemia
... shortness of breath
- Arachibutyrophobia
... shortness of breath
- Arachnephobia
... shortness of breath
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2
... hypoventilation
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 1
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 10
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 11
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 12
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 2
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 3
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 4
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 5
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 6
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 7
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 8
... shortness of breath
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 9
... shortness of breath
- Asbestosis
... breathlessness
- Aspirin-induced asthma
... shortness of breath
- Asthenophobia
... shortness of breath
- Asthma
... shortness of breath, Shortness of breath after exertion
- Asthma in Adults
... shortness of breath
- Asthma in Children
... shortness of breath
- Asthma in pregnancy
... shortness of breath
- Asthma related cough
... Shortness of breath
- Asthma, Exercise-Induced
... breathlessness
- Asthma-like conditions
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 1
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 2
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 3
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 4
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 5
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 6
... shortness of breath
- Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 7
... shortness of breath
- Asthmatic Bronchitis
... breathlessness
- Astraphobia
... shortness of breath
- Astrophobia
... shortness of breath
- Asymmetric septal hypertrophy
... breathlessness
- Ataxiophobia
... shortness of breath
- Ataxophobia
... shortness of breath
- Atelectasis
... breathlessness
- Atelophobia
... shortness of breath
- Atephobia
... shortness of breath
- Atheroma
... Shortness of breath
- Atherosclerosis
... Shortness of breath
- Atopic asthma
... shortness of breath
- Atrial arrhythmia
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation
... breathlessness
- Atrial fibrillation, familial 1
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 2
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 3
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 4
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 5
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 6
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 7
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial 8
... shortness of breath
- Atrial myxoma, familial
... breathlessness on exertion
- Atrial Septal Defect
... breathlessness
- Atrial septal defect 1
... shortness of breath
- Atrial septal defect 2
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Septal Defect 3
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Septal Defect 4
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Septal Defect 5
... shortness of breath
- Atrial Septal Defect 6
... shortness of breath
- Aulophobia
... shortness of breath
- Aurophobia
... shortness of breath
- Auroraphobia
... shortness of breath
- Austrian syndrome
... shortness of breath
- Autoimmune Atherosclerosis
... Shortness of breath
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Autoimmune Myocarditis
... shortness of breath
- Automysophobia
... shortness of breath
- Autophobia
... shortness of breath
B
C
- Cainophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cancerophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cancerphobia
... shortness of breath
- Carcinoid of Gastrointestinal Tract
... shortness of breath
- Carcinomatophobia
... shortness of breath
- Carcinomophobia
... shortness of breath
- Carcinophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cardiac compression syndrome
... shortness of breath
- Cardiac hydatid cysts with intracavitary expansion
... shortness of breath
- Cardiac malformation
... breathlessness
- Cardiac valvular dysplasia, X-linked
... breathlessness
- Cardiomyopathy
... breathlessness
- Cardiomyopathy -- hearing loss, type tRNA-LYS gene mutation
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 10
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1B
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1C
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1D
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1G
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1H
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1I
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1J
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1K
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1L
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1M
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1N
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1P
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Q
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1R
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1S
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1T
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1U
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1W
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Y
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated 1Z
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1
... shortness of breath
- Cardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2
... shortness of breath
- Cardiophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cardiovascular Disease
... shortness of breath
- Cathisophobia
... shortness of breath
- Catoptrophobia
... shortness of breath
- CCF
... breathlessness on lying down, breathlessness
- Celtophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cenophobia
... shortness of breath
- Centriacinar Emphysema
... Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Cephalosporin-induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Ceraunophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chaetophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cheese Washer's lung
... shortness of breath
- Cheese Washer's lung -- Penicillium spp.
... shortness of breath
- Cheimatophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chemical burn
... shortness of breath
- Chemical burn -- airways
... shortness of breath
- Chemical burn -- inhalation
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- 1-Amino-2-propanol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- 2,4-Dichlorophenol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- 2-Amino-2-methylpropanol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Acenaphthene
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Acrylic acid
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Acrylonitrile
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Allyl Glycidyl Ether
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Allylamines
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Aluminum Phosphide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Barium Nitrate
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Beryllium
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Brodifacoum
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromadiolone
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Butylamines
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Calcium hypochlorite
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Calcium Oxide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Chloralose
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Chlorine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Chloroacetophenone
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Creosote
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Diborane
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Dibromochloromethane
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Dinitrocresol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Dinitrophenol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Epichlorohydrin
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethyleneamine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethylenediamine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Furfural
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Hydrazine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Hydrogen Chloride
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Hydroquinone
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Methyl Isocyanate
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Metobromuron
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Morpholine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Nickel Carbonyl
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitroethane
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrogen Dioxide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitroglycerin
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Para-Dichlorobenzene
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Paraphenylenediamine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Pepper Spray
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Perming lotion
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Phenol
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Potassium Permanganate
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Pyridine
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Selenium Dioxide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Azide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Hypochlorite
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Oleate
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Sulfur Trioxide
... shortness of breath
- Chemical poisoning -- Titanium
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Ammonia)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Chlorine)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Formalin vapours)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Hydrogen Sulfide)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Methylene Diisocyanate)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Nitrogen dioxide)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Ozone)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Phosgene)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Sulfur dioxide)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung (Trimellitic anhydride)
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung -- Lacquer
... shortness of breath
- Chemical worker's lung -- Varnish
... shortness of breath
- Cherophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chest Cold
... breathlessness
- Childhood asthma
... breathlessness after exercise, shortness of breath
- Chinophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chloramphenicol-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Chlorophacinone rodenticide poisoning
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Cholerophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chrematophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chrometophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chromophobia
... shortness of breath
- Chronic Airway Obstruction
... Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Chronic anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Chronic Bronchitis
... breathlessness on exertion, Shortness of breath (dyspnea), breathlessness
- Chronic constrictive pericarditis
... shortness of breath
- Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
... shortness of breath
- Chronic Kidney Disease
... breathlessness
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
... shortness of breath
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
... shortness of breath
- Chronic respiratory conditions
... shortness of breath
- Chronophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cibophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cigarette smoke allergy
... shortness of breath
- Ciliary dyskinesia-bronchiectasis
... shortness of breath
- Cleptophobia
... shortness of breath
- Clinophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cnidophobia
... shortness of breath
- Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
... shortness of breath, breathlessness
- Coarctation of aorta dominant
... shortness of breath
- Cobra poisoning
... shortness of breath
- Cocaine-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Coffee Worker's lung
... shortness of breath
- Coitophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 1
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 10
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 11
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 2
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 3
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 4
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 5
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 6
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 7
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 8
... shortness of breath
- Colorectal Cancer, Susceptibility to, 9
... shortness of breath
- Cometophobia
... shortness of breath
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 2B
... hypoventilation
- Congenital spherocytic anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise, shortness of breath
- Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia
... shortness of breath
- Congestive cardiac failure
... Difficulty breathing when lying down, Breathless with exertion, Difficulty breathing after exercise, Difficulty breathing after exercise, Breathlessness
- Congestive Heart Failure
... difficulty breathing when lying down, breathless with exertion, difficulty breathing after exercise, difficulty breathing after exercise, breathlessness
- Conn Syndrome-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- COPD
... mild shortness of breath, breathlessness after exertion, Shortness of breath on exertion
- Copper deficiency-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Coprophobiaphobia
... shortness of breath
- Cor pulmonale
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Coronaro-cardiac fistula
... breathlessness after exertion
- Corticosteroid-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Cough
... Shortness of breath
- Coulrophobia
... shortness of breath
- Coumachlor rodenticide poisoning
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Coumafuryl rodenticide poisoning
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Coumatetralyl rodenticide poisoning
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Cremnophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cryophobia
... shortness of breath
- Crystallophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cushing's syndrome-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Cutis laxa, recessive
... breathlessness
- Cutis laxa, recessive type 1
... breathlessness
- Cycloserine-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Cyclosporine-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Cymophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cynophobia
... shortness of breath
- Cypridophobia
... shortness of breath
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G
H
- Hadeophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hagiophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hamaphobia
... shortness of breath
- Hamartophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hamaxophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hamman-Rich syndrome
... breathlessness upon exertion
- Haphophobia
... shortness of breath
- Haptophobia
... shortness of breath
- Harpaxophobia
... shortness of breath
- Havoc rodenticide poisoning
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Hay Worker's disease -- Aspergillus spp.
... shortness of breath
- Heart attack
... Shortness of Breath
- Heart block
... breathlessness caused by fever, breathlessness with exertion, breathlessness
- Heart conditions
... Shortness of breath
- Heart disease
... shortness of breath
- Heart failure
... breathless with exertion, shortness of breath, breathlessness
- Heart injury
... Shortness of breath
- Heart valve diseases
... Shortness of breath, Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
- Hedonophobia
... shortness of breath
- Heiner syndrome
... shortness of breath
- Heliophobia
... shortness of breath
- Heller-Dohle disease
... shortness of breath
- Helminthophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary
... shortness of breath
- Hematophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hemolytic anemia
... shortness of breath
- Hereditary elliptocytosis
... shortness of breath
- Herpetophobia
... shortness of breath
- Heterophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
... shortness of breath
- Hierophobia
... shortness of breath
- High altitude pulmonary edema
... progressive shortness of breath, shortness of breath on exercise
- High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
... Shortness of breath
- Hip cancer
... breathlessness
- Hippophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF01_AE
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF02_AG
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF06_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF07_BC
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF08_BC
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF11_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF12_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF13_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF14_BG
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF15_01B
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF17_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF18_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF19_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF20_BG
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF21_A2D
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF22_01A1
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF23_BG
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF24_BG
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF25_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF26_AU
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF27_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF28_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF29_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF30_0206
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF31_BC
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF32_06A1
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF33_01B
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF34_01B
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF35_AD
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF36_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF37_cpx
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF38_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF39_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF40_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF41_CD
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF42_BF
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1, CRF43_02G
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1A
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1A1
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1A2
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1A3
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1B
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1C
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1D
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1E
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1F
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1F1
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1F2
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1G
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1H
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1J
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1K
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1M
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1N
... shortness of breath
- HIV-1O
... shortness of breath
- HIV-2
... shortness of breath
- HIV-2A
... shortness of breath
- HIV-2B
... shortness of breath
- HIV/AIDS
... shortness of breath
- HOCM
... shortness of breath, shortness of breath on exertion
- Hodgkin's Disease
... shortness of breath
- Hodgkin's disease, adult
... shortness of breath
- Hodgkin's disease, childhood
... shortness of breath
- Hodophobia
... shortness of breath
- Homichlophobia
... shortness of breath
- Homilophobia
... shortness of breath
- Homophobia
... shortness of breath
- Humidifier lung
... shortness of breath
- Humidifier lung -- Acanthamoeba spp.
... shortness of breath
- Humidifier lung -- Bacillus spp.
... shortness of breath
- Humidifier lung -- Naegleria gruberi
... shortness of breath
- Humidifier lung -- Penicillum spp.
... shortness of breath
- Hydrophophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hygrophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hylephobia
... shortness of breath
- Hypengyophobia
... shortness of breath
- Hyperaldosteronism-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Hyperchromic Anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Hyperchylomicronemia
... shortness of breath
- Hyperosmolarity
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta
... shortness of breath on exertion
- Hypertension of pregnancy
... shortness of breath
- Hypertension-like disorders
... shortness of breath
- Hypertensive heart disease
... Shortness of breath
- Hyperthyroidism
... breathlessness
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... shortness of breath, breathlessness
- Hyperventilation
... shortness of breath
- Hypnophobia
... shortness of breath
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- Lachanophobia
... shortness of breath
- Laliophobia
... shortness of breath
- Latex catheters induced allergies
... shortness of breath
- Lederer's anemia
... shortness of breath after exercise
- Left heart failure
... shortness of breath
- Left ventricle-aorta tunnel
... shortness of breath
- Legionella adelaidensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella anisa infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella beliardensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella birminghamensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella bozemanii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella bruneiensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella brunensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella busanensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella cherrii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella cincinnatiensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella donaldsonii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella donaldsonil infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella drancourtii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella drozanskii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella dumofii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella erythra infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella fairfieldensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella fallonii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella feelei infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella feeleii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella gesstiana infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella gormanii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella gratiana infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella gresilensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella hackeliae infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella impletisoli infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella isrealensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella jamestowniensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella jordanis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella lansingensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella londinensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella longbeachae infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella lytica infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella maceachemii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella maceachernii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella micdadei infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella monrovica infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella moravica infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella nautarum infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella oakridgensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella parisiensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella quateirensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella quinlivanii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella rowbothamii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella rubrilucens infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella sainthelensi infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella santicrucis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella shakespearei infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella spiritensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella steigerwaltii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella tauriensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella tusconensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella wadsorthii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella wadsworthii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella waltersii infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella worsliensis infection
... breathlessness
- Legionella yabuuchiae infection
... breathlessness
- Lemierre's syndrome
... shortness of breath
- Leopard's-bane poisoning
... shortness of breath
- Lepraphobia
... shortness of breath
- Leukemia
... shortness of breath
- Leukemia, Myeloid
... shortness of breath
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Aggressive-Phase
... shortness of breath
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic
... shortness of breath
- Leukemia, T-Cell
... shortness of breath
- Leukemia, T-Cell, Acute
... shortness of breath
- Levophobia
... shortness of breath
- Levotransposition of the great arteries
... shortness of breath
- Licorice-induced hypertension
... shortness of breath
- Limnophobia
... shortness of breath
- Linonophobia
... shortness of breath
- Logophobia
... shortness of breath
- Lunaphobia
... shortness of breath
- Lung cancer
... Shortness of breath
- Lung Cancer Susceptibility 1
... shortness of breath
- Lung Cancer Susceptibility 2
... shortness of breath
- Lung Cancer Susceptibility 3
... shortness of breath
- Lung Cancer Susceptibility 4
... shortness of breath
- Lung conditions
... shortness of breath
- Lung scarring
... shortness of breath
- Lyme disease
... shortness of breath
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
... shortness of breath, shortness of breath at rest, shortness of breath (dyspnea) with physical activity
- Lymphoma, Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
... shortness of breath
- Lyssophobia
... shortness of breath
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Causes of Shortness of breath Based on Risk Factors
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Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Shortness of breath?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Shortness of breath, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Shortness of breath:
DIB, Difficulty breathing, Dyspnoea, Respiration difficult, Respiratory distress, SOB, Breathlessness
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Classifications of Shortness of breath:
Subtypes of Shortness of breath:
Shortness of breath from exercise (1320 causes), Difficulty breathing when lying down (30 causes), Acute Dyspnoea (8 causes), Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea (10 causes), Hypoventilation (61 causes), Breathlessness on exertion (30 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Shortness of breath:
Breathing difficulties (2922 causes), Shortness of breath from exercise (1320 causes), Exercise symptoms (1392 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes), Lung symptoms (3280 causes), Movement symptoms (6001 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)
Symptoms related to Shortness of breath:
Difficulty breathing (2922 causes), Noisy breathing, Slow breathing (11 causes), Rapid breathing (411 causes), Anthrax, Pnuemonia, Fibrosing alveolitis, Atelectasis (22 causes), Hypersenstivity reactions, Interstitial lung disease, Sarcoidosis
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