| Descriptor English: | Dyspnea | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Disnea
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dispneia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Dyspnée | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Breath Shortness Breath Shortnesses Breathlessness Breathlessnesses Dyspnea, Recumbent Dyspnea, Rest Dyspneas Dyspneas, Rest Orthopnea Platypnea Recumbent Dyspnea Rest Dyspnea Shortness of Breath Trepopnea |
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| Tree number(s): |
C08.618.326 C23.888.852.371 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004417 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Difficult or labored breathing. |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with APNEA or other respiration disorders |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 4479 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004417 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WF 143 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2021/10/18 |
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Dyspnea
- Preferred
Orthopnea
- Narrower
Trepopnea
- Narrower
Platypnea
- Narrower
Rest Dyspnea
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0006931 |
| Scope note | Difficult or labored breathing. |
| Preferred term | Dyspnea |
| Entry term(s) |
Breath Shortness Breath Shortnesses Breathlessness Breathlessnesses Dyspneas Shortness of Breath |
| Concept UI |
M000751458 |
| Scope note | Breathlessness in the recumbent position. |
| Preferred term | Orthopnea |
| Entry term(s) |
Dyspnea, Recumbent Recumbent Dyspnea |
| Concept UI |
M000751459 |
| Scope note | Dyspnea only in one side of lateral decubitus body position. |
| Preferred term | Trepopnea |
| Concept UI |
M000751461 |
| Scope note | Breathlessness in the upright position. |
| Preferred term | Platypnea |
| Concept UI |
M000751467 |
| Scope note | Breathlessness at rest or without exertion. |
| Preferred term | Rest Dyspnea |
| Entry term(s) |
Dyspnea, Rest Dyspneas, Rest |
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