Dyspnea

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Symptom
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Shortness of breath
gptkbp:canBeAcute true
gptkbp:canBeAtRest true
gptkbp:canBeChronic true
gptkbp:canBeExertional true
gptkbp:canBeOrthopnea true
gptkbp:canBeParoxysmalNocturnalDyspnea true
gptkbp:canBePlatypnea true
gptkbp:canBeTrepopnea true
gptkbp:commonAssociatedSign Cyanosis
Tachypnea
Use of accessory muscles
gptkbp:diagnosedBy gptkb:Chest_X-ray
Clinical evaluation
Blood gas analysis
Pulmonary function test
gptkbp:etymology Greek: dys- (difficult) + pnein (to breathe)
gptkbp:firstDescribed Ancient Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dyspnea
gptkbp:ICD-10_code R06.0
gptkbp:measures Borg scale
Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D004417
gptkbp:requires Anxiolytics
Oxygen therapy
Bronchodilators
Diuretics
gptkbp:riskFactor Smoking
Obesity
Respiratory disease
Allergies
Cardiac disease
gptkbp:specialty Cardiology
Pulmonology
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:anemia
gptkb:Chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease
Pneumonia
Heart failure
Asthma
anxiety disorder
Pulmonary embolism
Pneumothorax
Interstitial lung disease
gptkbp:treatmentDependsOn Underlying cause
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anaplastic_thyroid_cancer
gptkb:Squamous_Cell_Carcinoma_of_the_Lung
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5