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Dyspnea

Known as: BREATHING DIFFICULT, difficult breathing, Breath Shortnesses 
An uncomfortable sensation of difficulty breathing. It may present as an acute or chronic sign of an underlying respiratory or heart disorder.
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Routine exercise ECG three weeks after acute myocardial infarction.
In the third week after acute myocardial infarction, mean 18 days, exercise tests have been performed in 209 patients prior to… 
2003
2003
The effects of α and β blockade on ventilatory responses to exercise in chronic heart failure
Objective: To assess the influence of acute α and β blockade on ventilation and symptoms of breathlessness during exercise in… 
1990
1990
Dyspnea during hospitalizations for acute phase of illness as recalled by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • D. Aj
  • 1990
  • Corpus ID: 69153366
: With use of a qualitative research approach, a study was conducted to explore the phenomenon of dyspnea from the point of view… 
1984
1984
Mild hypoxia and the use of oxygen in flight.
Hypoxia in aviation remains a major hazard. It may be caused by ascent while breathing air, failure of oxygen supply or loss of… 
1984
1984
Chronic respiratory effects of exposure to diesel emissions in coal mines.
A 5-yr prospective design was employed to test the hypothesis that exposure to diesel emissions leads to chronic respiratory… 
1976
1976
Clinical details, cytogenetic studies, andcellular physiology ofa 69,XXXfetus, with comments on thebiological effect oftriploidy inman
Summary.A triploid fetus, 69,XXX,aborted spontaneously at26weeks' gestation. Ithadmultiple abnormalities including syndactyly… 
1976
1976
Chronic bronchitis and alveolar emphysema in the horse
Broken wind is a syndrome characterised by chronic bronchitis and alveolar emphysema. Clinical signs include nasal catarrh… 
1969
1969
Metastatic neoplasm to the kidney. A report of four cases studied with angiography and nephrotomography.
Metastatic neoplasm to the kidney is not uncommon, but it is unusual for a metastasis to the kidney to present as a solitary… 
1965
1965
Studies of Adrenocortical Function in Continuous Asthma
Asthma has been defined (Ciba Guest Symposium, 1959) as a condition with widespread narrowing of the bronchial airways, which… 
1953
1953
Ruptured intervertebral disc; report of a case with a defect in the anterior annulus fibrosus.
There are ~ cases reported in the literature in which vascular complications occurred as a result of disc surgery. Linton and…