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platypnea

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pla·typ·ne·a (pl-tpn-)
n.
Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by lying down.
Platypnea
Dyspnea that occurs when the patient is sitting up.
Mentioned in: Shortness of Breath
platypnea [plat″e-ne´ah]
dyspnea that is relieved when the patient is lying flat; see also orthopnea.
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Initial clinical (reference) Symptoms CXR diagnosis 1 (6) Cough, SOA, fever IO APT 2 (6) SOA, fever IO Pneumonitis 3 (6) Cough, SOA, fever IO Pneumonitis 4 (6) Cough, SOA, fever IO Pneumonitis 5 (6) Cough, fever AO ARDS 6 (6) Cough IO CHF 7 (7) Dyspnea, platypnea IO CHF 8 (8) Hemoptysis, cough, PI Pneumonia SOA, fever 9 (9) Cough, SOA, fever IO, AO Pneumonia 10 Cough, SOA, fever IO, AO Pneumonia, CHF Patient no.
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The first patient had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but platypnea did not respond to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapy.
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