The projector is set up. The chairs are neatly aligned, with water glasses arranged in the center of the table. It’s near-perfect. In 10 minutes, one of the biggest potential clients your company has ...

Figure 1. Hyperinflation of the lungs points to a pulmonary cause of dyspnea. There are guidelines for the management of each as a separate condition, but how do you evaluate and treat them when they ...

More than half of patients with advanced cancer have difficulty breathing, and this chronic dyspnea can be highly debilitating and challenging to manage, thanks to the lack of evidence-based treatment ...

Shortness of breath can be because of multiple reasons. In the current scenario, if a person is suffering from shortness of breath, it is assumed to be a symptom of COVID. However, many other diseases ...

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is the sensation of being unable to take a deep breath. A person may say that this feels like not being able to breathe all the way. There are numerous possible ...

During the past century our understanding of the sensation of breathlessness has evolved from a simple model of respiratory center stimulation (neurochemical model), to the recognition that receptors ...

Orthopnea is shortness of breath when lying down. Breathing may be easier when in an upright position, such as sitting or standing. Orthopnea is often a symptom of heart failure or lung disease, ...