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Descriptor English: Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
Descriptor Spanish: Disnea Paroxística
Descriptor disnea paroxística
Entry term(s) asma cardíaca
disnea paroxística nocturna
Scope note: Trastorno caracterizado por crisis súbitas de dificultad respiratoria en pacientes en reposo con INSUFICIENCIA CARDÍACA y EDEMA PULMONAR. Suele producirse por la noche después de varias horas de sueño en una postura recostada. Los pacientes se despiertan con sensación de ahogo, tos, sudación fría y TAQUICARDIA. Cuando hay SIBILANCIAS significativas, recibe la denominación de ASMA CARDÍACA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dispneia Paroxística
Descriptor French: Dyspnée paroxystique
Entry term(s): Asthma, Cardiac
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal
Dyspneas, Paroxysmal
Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
Paroxysmal Dyspnea
Paroxysmal Dyspneas
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
Tree number(s): C08.618.326.396
C14.280.434.313
C23.888.852.371.396
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004418
Scope note: A disorder characterized by sudden attacks of respiratory distress in at rest patients with HEART FAILURE and PULMONARY EDEMA. It usually occurs at night after several hours of sleep in a reclining position. Patients awaken with a feeling of suffocation, coughing, a cold sweat, and TACHYCARDIA. When there is significant WHEEZING, it is called CARDIAC ASTHMA.
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
DeCS ID: 4481
Unique ID: D004418
NLM Classification: WG 370
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/10/18
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal - Preferred
Concept UI M0006932
Scope note A disorder characterized by sudden attacks of respiratory distress in at rest patients with HEART FAILURE and PULMONARY EDEMA. It usually occurs at night after several hours of sleep in a reclining position. Patients awaken with a feeling of suffocation, coughing, a cold sweat, and TACHYCARDIA. When there is significant WHEEZING, it is called CARDIAC ASTHMA.
Preferred term Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
Entry term(s) Dyspneas, Paroxysmal
Paroxysmal Dyspnea
Paroxysmal Dyspneas
Asthma, Cardiac - Narrower
Concept UI M0502072
Preferred term Asthma, Cardiac
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea - Narrower
Concept UI M000752610
Preferred term Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
Entry term(s) Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal
Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal



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