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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Dyspnoea/ dyspnea also known as shortness of breath or breathlessness, is a subjective awareness of the sensation of uncomfortable breathing.<br><ref>Coccia CB, Palkowski GH, Schweitzer B, Motsohi T, Ntusi NA. Dyspnoea: Pathophysiology and [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26933707/ a clinical approach. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal. 2016 Jan;106(1):32-6.]</ref>.Dyspnoea is a subjective sensation which probably develops as a result of integration of signals from the central nervous system and some peripheral receptors. Known dyspnoegenic stimuli include the sensation of an increased effort of the respiratory muscles, information from chemoreceptors on the inadequacy of ventilation, from pulmonary receptors on the compression of the airways and disharmony between information on the tension of the respiratory muscles and the corresponding shortening of the muscle.<ref>Smejkal V. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10750285/ Dyspnea remains a complicated medical (clinical) problem]. Casopis Lekaru Ceskych. 2000 Jan 1;139(1):9-12.</ref>Dyspnea represents one of the most frequent cardinal symptoms in general practice and interdisciplinary emergency care across all sectors<ref>Hauswaldt J, Blaschke S. Dyspnoe. Der Internist. 2017 Sep 1;58(9):925-36.[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28608125/]</ref> | |||
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process == | == Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process == |
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Dyspnoea/ dyspnea also known as shortness of breath or breathlessness, is a subjective awareness of the sensation of uncomfortable breathing.
[1].Dyspnoea is a subjective sensation which probably develops as a result of integration of signals from the central nervous system and some peripheral receptors. Known dyspnoegenic stimuli include the sensation of an increased effort of the respiratory muscles, information from chemoreceptors on the inadequacy of ventilation, from pulmonary receptors on the compression of the airways and disharmony between information on the tension of the respiratory muscles and the corresponding shortening of the muscle.[2]Dyspnea represents one of the most frequent cardinal symptoms in general practice and interdisciplinary emergency care across all sectors[3]
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- ↑ Coccia CB, Palkowski GH, Schweitzer B, Motsohi T, Ntusi NA. Dyspnoea: Pathophysiology and a clinical approach. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal. 2016 Jan;106(1):32-6.
- ↑ Smejkal V. Dyspnea remains a complicated medical (clinical) problem. Casopis Lekaru Ceskych. 2000 Jan 1;139(1):9-12.
- ↑ Hauswaldt J, Blaschke S. Dyspnoe. Der Internist. 2017 Sep 1;58(9):925-36.[1]