Causes of Dyspnea

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Causes of Dysnea

  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Angina
  • Arrhythmia
  • COPD
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Restrictive Lung Disease
  • Pulmonary Embolus
  • Anemia
  • Methemoglobinemia
  • Anxiety
  • Deconditioning

Causes of Acute Dyspnea

  • Acute Papillary Muscle Rupture
  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Foreign Body Aspiration
  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • H. influenza epiglottitis
  • Acute Bronchospasm
  • Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
  • Non cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
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