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==Overview==
==Overview==
Dyspnea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute, tertiary care hospitals and a quarter of patients seeking care in ambulatory settings. The presence of dyspnea is a potent predictor of mortality, often surpassing common physiological measurements in predicting the clinical course of a patient.
Dyspnea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute, tertiary care hospitals and a quarter of patients seeking care in ambulatory settings. The presence of dyspnea is a potent predictor of mortality, often surpassing common physiological measurements in predicting the clinical course of a patient.<ref name="pmid9211476">{{cite journal| author=Desbiens NA, Mueller-Rizner N, Connors AF, Wenger NS| title=The relationship of nausea and dyspnea to pain in seriously ill patients. | journal=Pain | year= 1997 | volume= 71 | issue= 2 | pages= 149-56 | pmid=9211476 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9211476  }} </ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:35, 3 March 2015

Dyspnea Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Dyspnea from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Dyspnea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute, tertiary care hospitals and a quarter of patients seeking care in ambulatory settings. The presence of dyspnea is a potent predictor of mortality, often surpassing common physiological measurements in predicting the clinical course of a patient.[1]

References

  1. Desbiens NA, Mueller-Rizner N, Connors AF, Wenger NS (1997). "The relationship of nausea and dyspnea to pain in seriously ill patients". Pain. 71 (2): 149–56. PMID 9211476.

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