Causes of Orthopnea

This section discusses 41 medical conditions causing Orthopnea. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Orthopnea:

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

• Sleep apnoea
• Asthma
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Left sided chronic heart failure
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Left-sided heart failure
• Mediastinal tumor

Common Causes: Orthopnea

Some of the possible common medical causes of Orthopnea may include:

• Congestive heart failure
• Pulmonary edema
• Polycystic liver disease
• Panic attacks
• Aortic stenosis
• Mitral stenosis
• Myocardial infarction
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Congenital heart diseases
• Berryliosis
• Pneumonoconiosis
• Cor triatriatum
• Atrial myoma
• Asthma
• Av fistula
• Atrioventricular septal defects

Other Causes: Orthopnea

Some of the less common causes of Orthopnea may include:

• Valvular heart disease
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Left heart failure
• Eosinophilic syndrome
• Sleep apnea
• Superior vena cava syndrome
• Hypovolemia
• Septic shock

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Orthopnea:

The following list of conditions have 'Orthopnea' 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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Volume depletion ... Orthopnea

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• Orthopnea: Introduction
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• Symptom combinations for Orthopnea
• Diabetes-related causes of Orthopnea

List of 41 causes of Orthopnea

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Orthopnea in our database from various sources.

• Aorta-pulmonary artery fistula - orthopnea
• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic valve stenosis - orthopnea
• Asthma
• Atrial myoma
• Atrial myxoma, familial - orthopnea
• Atrioventricular septal defect - orthopnea
• Atrioventricular septal defects
• Av fistula
• Berryliosis
• Bronchitis
• Chronic berylliosis - orthopnea
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Congenital heart diseases
• Congestive heart failure
• Cor Triatriatum - orthopnea
• Emphysema
• Eosinophilic syndrome
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Glycogen storage disease type 2 - orthopnea
• Heart valve diseases - Orthopnea
• Hypovolemia
• Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome - orthopnea
• Left heart failure
• Left sided chronic heart failure
• Left-sided heart failure
• Mediastinal tumor
• Mitral stenosis
• Myocardial infarction
• Panic attacks
• Pneumonoconiosis
• Polycystic liver disease
• Pulmonary edema
• Pulmonary venous hypertension - orthopnea
• Septic shock
• Single ventricular heart - orthopnea
• Sleep apnea
• Sleep apnoea
• Superior vena cava syndrome - orthopnea
• Valvular heart disease
• Volume depletion - Orthopnea

Drug interaction causes of Orthopnea:

Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Orthopnea.

• Clonidine and Mirtazapine interaction

[See detailed list of 1 drug interaction causes of Orthopnea]

Medical Textbooks about Orthopnea

Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Orthopnea. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Orthopnea (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

Medical Books Excerpts

• ORTHOPNEA
• "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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• SLEEP APNEA
• "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
• [ read ]

• Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
• "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
• [ read ]

• Orthopnea
• "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
• [ read ]

• Apnea
• "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• DYSPNEA, TACHYPNEA, AND ORTHOPNEA
• "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
• [ read ]

• DECREASED RESPIRATIONS, APNEA, AND CHEYNE–STOKES BREATHING
• "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
• [ read ]

• SLEEP APNEA
• "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Respirations, stertorous
• "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Apnea
• "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Bradypnea
• "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Hyperpnea
• "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
• "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Orthopnea
• "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Respirations, stertorous
• "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Apnea
• "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Bradypnea
• "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Hyperpnea
• "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
• "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Orthopnea
• "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Respirations, stertorous
• "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Apnea
• "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Bradypnea
• "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Hyperpnea
• "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Respirations, stertorous
• "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Bradypnea
• "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Hyperpnea
• "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Orthopnea
• "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Respiratory Distress and Apnea
• "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
• [ read ]

• Respirations, stertorous
• "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Apnea
• "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Bradypnea
• "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Hyperpnea
• "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
• "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• Orthopnea
• "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
• [ read ]

• DECREASED RESPIRATIONS, APNEA, AND CHEYNE–STOKES BREATHING
• "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
• [ read ]

• SLEEP APNEA
• "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
• [ read ]

• DYSPNEA, TACHYPNEA, AND ORTHOPNEA
• "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
• [ read ]

 

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