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- Shortness of breath — known medically as dyspnea — is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation. Very strenuous exercise, extreme temperatures, obesity and higher altitude all can cause shortness of breath in a healthy person. Outside of these examples, shortness of breath is likely a sign of a medical problem. Mayo Clinic
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- Timing of dyspnea may be one of the most important hallmarks of COVID-19 coronavirus infection, especially for clinicians seeing patients in an ambulatory setting, experts argued. - MedPage Today
by - Admission to the intensive care unit and mechanical ventilation should be considered in patients with dyspnea and diffuse radiological findings. - National Center for Biotechnology Info.
by - Intensive care and airway management are indicated for patients displaying signs of respiratory failure (e.g., dyspnea with hypoxemia, respiratory rate > 30/min). - AMBOSS
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- El cuadro típico del MERS consiste en fiebre, tos y/o disnea. - OMS
by Emilio Alba - Los casos presentaron características clínicas comunes como fiebre, disnea e infiltrados pulmonares bilaterales en radiografías de tórax. - IPN
by Emilio Alba - Saber reconocer, evaluar y tratar adecuadamente los numerosos síntomas que aparecen y que inciden directamente sobre el bienestar de los pacientes, aprendiendo que unos se pueden controlar (dolor, disnea, etc.), - UCM
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- Dýchavičnosť (dyspnoe) spôsobuje sťažené dýchanie alebo pocit dusenia. Stav vyvoláva namáhavé cvičenie, extrémna teplota, masívna obezita či vysoká nadmorská výška. Lekar.sk - by Katarina Mihalova
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- ČO ROBIŤ, AK CESTUJETE Z OBLASTÍ NÁKAZY NOVÝM KORONAVÍRUSOM A OBJAVÍ SA U VÁS TEPLOTA, KAŠEĽ ALEBO DÝCHAVIČNOSŤ? - uvzsr.sk
by Katarina Mihalova - Typickými príznakmi srdcového zlyhávania sú dýchavičnosť, horší fyzický výkon, únava, opuchy končatín, rýchly pulz, prírastok na váhe a časté močenie. - teraz.sk
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