Orthopnoea
Orthopnoea: Introduction
Orthopnoea: Breathlessness occurring when or aggravated by lying flat.
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See detailed information below for a list of 20
causes of Orthopnoea, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Orthopnoea:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Orthopnoea.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Orthopnoea
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Orthopnoea Treatments
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Orthopnoea
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Diagnostic Guides for Orthopnoea
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- ORTHOPNEA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Orthopnea
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Orthopnea
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Orthopnea
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Orthopnea
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Orthopnoea: Self Assessment Tools
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Orthopnoea: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Orthopnoea
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 often fail to be diagnosed early.
Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties
include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma,
smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases.
Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection).
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Orthopnoea: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Orthopnoea
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Detailed list of causes of Orthopnoea
The list below shows some of the causes of Orthopnoea mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Orthopnoea
How Common are these Causes of Orthopnoea?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Orthopnoea.
Of the 20
causes of Orthopnoea that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 19
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Orthopnoea
Conditions listing symptoms: Orthopnoea:
The following list of conditions
have 'Orthopnoea' 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.
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Ischemic heart disease
... OrthopnoeaM
Mitral valve disease
... Orthopnoea
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Causes of Orthopnoea Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Orthopnoea based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Orthopnoea:
Medical Conditions associated with Orthopnoea:
Breathing symptoms (2775 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3282 causes), Breath symptoms (2667 causes)
Symptoms related to Orthopnoea:
Breathing difficulty (2470 causes), Shortness of breath (1199 causes), Breath symptoms (2667 causes), Left ventricular failure, Pulmonary edema (23 causes), Chronic bronchitis (9 causes), Asthma (267 causes), Polycystic liver disease, Sleep apnea (19 causes), Panic attack (12 causes), COPD, Pulmonary circulation, Congestive heart failure (35 causes)
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