Dyspnea

dyspnea /dysp·nea/ (disp-ne´ah) labored or difficult breathing.dyspne´ic

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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea  respiratory distress that awakens patients from sleep, related to posture (especially reclining at night), attributed to congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema or sometimes to chronic pulmonary disease.

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dysp·ne·a (dsp-n)

n.

Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.

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dysp·neic (-nk) adj.

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Dyspnea

A difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath, typically associated with some form of heart or lung disease. Also known as air hunger.

Mentioned in: Coarctation of the Aorta, Mesothelioma, Shortness of Breath

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dyspnea (dispˑ·nē·),

n labored breathing may be due to vigorous exercise, anxiety, or heart and lung conditions.

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dyspnea (dispnē´),

n difficult, labored, or gasping breathing; inspiration, expiration, or both may be involved.

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dyspnea

labored or difficult breathing; a sign of a variety of disorders and is primarily an indication of inadequate ventilation, or of insufficient amounts of oxygen in the circulating blood.

Severe respiratory distress in a cow with atypicalpneumonia. By permission from Blowey RW, WeaverAD, Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, Mosby, 1997

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expiratory dyspnea

the dyspnea is primary during the expiratory phase of respiration. Usually associated with lower airway obstruction.

inspiratory dyspnea

the dyspnea is primarily during the inspiratory phase of respiration. Usually associated with upper airway obstructions and sometimes disorders of the pleura.