Breathlessness on exertion

Breathlessness on exertion: Introduction

Breathing difficulty of any kind (or any kind of "shortness of breath") is a potentially life-threatening emergency. It can indicate numerous dangerous causes such as heart attack, pneumonia, or pulmonary embolism. There are other less serious causes, but these highly dangerous conditions need to be considered. Refer to the causes of breathing difficulty or causes of chest pain. These symptoms need to be diagnosed immediately by a medical professional because they can represent a life-threatening emergency.

» Review Causes of Breathlessness on exertion: full list

Causes of Breathlessness on exertion:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Breathlessness on exertion. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Pulmonary heart disease
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Breathlessness on exertion

» Review Causes of Breathlessness on exertion: full list

Causes of Types of Breathlessness on exertion:

Review causes of types of Breathlessness on exertion in more specific categories:

• Breathlessness on exertion in children (5 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion in pregnancy (13 causes)
• more types...»

See full list of 2 types for Breathlessness on exertion

Breathlessness on exertion: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Breathlessness on exertion, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

Symptom Checker

• Breathlessness on exertion: Symptom Checker

Symptom Checker

• Breathlessness on exertion and Breath symptoms (6 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Breathing difficulties (6 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Exercise symptoms (6 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Respiratory symptoms (6 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Shortness of breath from exercise (6 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Chest pain (4 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Chest symptoms (4 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Heart symptoms (4 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Nerve symptoms (4 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Pain (4 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Sensations (4 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Exercise intolerance (3 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Heart rhythm symptoms (3 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Palpitations (3 causes)
• Breathlessness on exertion and Syncope (3 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 205 Symptom Checker combinations related to Breathlessness on exertion

Breathlessness on exertion: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Breathlessness on exertion:

• Dieting & Weight management: products & offers »
• Heart health products & offers »
• Asthma
• Allergies
• High cholesterol
• Flu (influenza)
• more product offers...»

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Shortness of breath from exercise (1180 causes)
• Exercise symptoms (1227 causes)
• Breath symptoms (2659 causes)
• Breathing symptoms (2769 causes)
• Respiratory symptoms (3410 causes)
• Shortness of breath (1398 causes)
• Breathing difficulties (2582 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of this symptom in broader categories:

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Breathlessness on exertion

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Breathlessness on exertion:

• Shortness of breath (1398 causes)
• Difficulty breathing (2582 causes)
• Hyperventilation (92 causes)
• Lung symptoms (1603 causes)
• Chest symptoms (1019 causes)
• Chest pain (918 causes)
• Pulmonary heart disease
• Aortic valves stenosis of the child
• Atrial myxoma
• Chronic Bronchitis (18 causes)
• Myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia
• Vocal Cord Paralysis (23 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Breathlessness on exertion

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Breathlessness on exertion from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Breathlessness on exertion. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Breathlessness on exertion

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Breathlessness on exertion: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Exercise -- Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• Chronic Lung Disorders -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Breathlessness on exertion: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Asthma -- Health Mistakes
• Allergies -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Breathlessness on exertion: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Breathlessness on exertion

Research extensive quality ratings and patient safety measures for hospitals, clinics and medical facilities in health specialties related to Breathlessness on exertion:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more quality ratings...»

Research Hospital & Clinic Quality Ratings » »

Breathlessness on exertion: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
• more specialists...»

Other ways to find a doctor, or use doctor, physician and specialist online research services:

• Rate Your Doctor by Taking a Survey Online
• Research Your Doctor
• View Online Patient Surveys from Other Patients of Your Doctor
• Research local doctors and specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Misdiagnosis and Breathlessness on exertion

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from delaying too long to call...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which may...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more...read more »

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Breathlessness on exertion

Breathlessness on exertion: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Breathlessness on exertion

Home medical tests possibly related to Breathlessness on exertion:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• more tests...»

Stories from Users for Breathlessness on exertion

Real-life user stories relating to Breathlessness on exertion:

• sneezing after exercise
• Miserable after giving birth......dizzy, lightheaded, short of breath
• Shortness of Breath After Quit Smoking
• strange symptoms, no diagnosis after 18 months
• No diagnosis, many tests after 10 months
• pain next to left hip developed after exercise
• No diagnosis after 9 mos escalating symptoms
• I can't exercise!
• Breathless in Seattle
• Fatigue after exercise, for days
• After months of nothingness, I am hoping for advice.
• Miserable after wrong diagnosis
• concussion - 7 months after
• specialist after specialist
• bathing right after exercising
• Itchy Skin _ Night and After Exercise
• Breathing Problems After Chiropractor Visit
• Breathless in Seattle
• Cranio angiogram after effects
• Shortness of breath and chest pains after being tased.

Videos for Breathlessness on exertion

Detailed list of causes of Breathlessness on exertion

The list below shows some of the causes of Breathlessness on exertion mentioned in various sources:

• Aortic valves stenosis of the child - breathlessness on exertion
• Atrial myxoma, familial - breathlessness on exertion
• Chronic Bronchitis - breathlessness on exertion
• Myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia - breathlessness on exertion
• Pulmonary heart disease
• Vocal Cord Paralysis - shortness of breath with exertion
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Breathlessness on exertion

How Common are these Causes of Breathlessness on exertion?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Breathlessness on exertion. Of the 6 causes of Breathlessness on exertion that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 6 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 6 causes of Breathlessness on exertion

Conditions listing symptoms: Breathlessness on exertion:

The following list of conditions have 'Breathlessness on exertion' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Classifications of Breathlessness on exertion:

Medical Conditions associated with Breathlessness on exertion:

Shortness of breath from exercise (1174 causes), Exercise symptoms (1224 causes), Breath symptoms (2612 causes), Breathing symptoms (2720 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3201 causes), Shortness of breath (1179 causes), Breathing difficulties (2429 causes)

Symptoms related to Breathlessness on exertion:

Shortness of breath (1179 causes), Difficulty breathing (2429 causes), Hyperventilation (23 causes), Lung symptoms (1437 causes), Chest symptoms (1008 causes), Chest pain (761 causes), Pulmonary heart disease, Aortic valves stenosis of the child, Atrial myxoma, Chronic Bronchitis (9 causes), Myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia, Vocal Cord Paralysis (7 causes)

Medical articles on signs and symptoms:

Doctor-patient articles related to symptoms and diagnosis:

• What to tell your doctor about your symptoms
• What questions will the doctor ask about your symptoms (and why)?
• What does your doctor do in a physical examination?
• What questions should you ask the doctor about a symptom or diagnosis?
• What questions to ask the doctor about the treatment
• Steps to take to get the most out of a doctor visit
• More articles on symptoms and diagnosis

These general medical articles may be of interest:

• Medical Symptom Books
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis

See full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

Medical News summaries about Breathlessness on exertion

Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Breathlessness on exertion and many other medical conditions:

• Heart disease killing the young

News Archives for Breathlessness on exertion

Medical news articles related to Breathlessness on exertion include:

• Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits
• Antioxidants Blunt Exercise Benefit, Study Shows
• After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
• Health Tip: Aerobic Exercise
• Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
• Most HIV-Infected Prisoners Go Untreated After Release
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Breathlessness on exertion

Medical research papers related to Breathlessness on exertion include:

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Myomectomy
• Sj

Research More Evidence-Based Medicine at TripDatabase.com

More Ways To Research Medical Signs and Symptoms:

• Symptom Center - over 4,000 symptoms listed
• Symptom List
• Symptom Descriptions
• All Symptoms
• Diseases Center - find symptom lists for over 13,000 diseases.
• Books on Medical Symptoms
• Books on Medical Diagnosis