Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
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.
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Tree Number(s): C08.618.326.396, C14.280.434.313, C23.888.852.371.396
MeSH Unique ID: D004418
Entry Terms:
- Paroxysmal Dyspnea
- Asthma, Cardiac
- Cardiac Asthma
- Cardiac Asthmas
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
- Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal
- Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal