Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient's level of physical activity. It is a symptom of a variety of different diseases or disorders and may be either acute or chronic....

A medical term used to describe difficulty in...

Dyspnea or Dyspnoea (Pronounced disp-nee-ah, from the Latin dyspnoea, Greek dyspnoia from dyspnoos, shortness of breath) or shortness of breath (SOB) is perceived difficulty breathing or painful breathing. It is a common symptom of numerous medical...

Physical therapists treat patients exhibiting dyspnea as the primary cause of functional limitation and disability. Dyspnea, or the patient's subjective perception of shortness of breath, may be caused by a wide variety of diagnoses or dysfunction. Although the mechanisms for dyspnea are not fully...

DALLAS -- Of all the symptoms that occur in patients approaching the end of life, dyspnea is the one they find most distressing. It's also extremely common. Dyspnea--a subjective sensation of difficulty breathing--is experienced by 70% of patients in the last 6...