What conditions cause shortness of breath?

Tuberculosis pneumonia cystic fibrosis anemia cOPD hyperthyroidism sarcoidosis pulmonary embolism pregnancy anthrax pneumothorax lung cancer anaphylaxis pulmonary edema croup cyanide poisoning Tetralogy of Fallot plague bronchiectasis acute respiratory distress syndrome choking acidosis Patent ductus arteriosus Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia respiratory acidosis Churg-Strauss syndrome bronchiolitis fat embolism rib fracture ascariasis systemic scleroderma goitre hypersensitivity pneumonitis Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation lymphangioleiomyomatosis Eisenmenger's syndrome tension pneumothorax MacLeod syndrome Diffuse panbronchiolitis Langerhans cell histiocytosis Hyperventilation altitude sickness eosinophilia Respiratory failure atypical pneumonia Hamman-Rich syndrome polyarteritis nodosa Infant respiratory distress syndrome bronchiolitis obliterans pleural empyema amniotic fluid embolism bronchopulmonary dysplasia toxocariasis smoke inhalation Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea hydrothorax Transient tachypnea of the newborn Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis thin basement membrane disease Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia Sclerosing mediastinitis Myocardial infarction Diaphragmatic paralysis Coal worker pneumoconiosis C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency Leukostasis Pulmonary fibrosis.

Pneumothorax pneumothorax pneumothorax, or collapsed lung, a potential medical emergency caused by accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, occurring as a result of disease or injury wikipedia lung cancer lung cancer lung cancer, cancer occurring in the lungs wikipedia anaphylaxis anaphylaxis anaphylaxis, an acute systemic and severe Type I Hypersensitivity allergic reaction in humans and other mammals wikipedia pulmonary edema pulmonary edema pulmonary edema, or oedema, swelling and/or fluid accumulation in the lungs wikipedia croup croup croup, a group of respiratory diseases that often affects infants and children under age 6. It is characterized by a barking cough; a whistling wikipedia cyanide poisoning cyanide poisoning cyanide poisoning occurs when a living organism, exposed to cyanide wikipedia Tetralogy of Fallot Tetralogy of Fallot tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect which classically understood to involve four anatomical abnormalities wikipedia plague plague plague, a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis wikipedia bronchiectasis bronchiectasis bronchiectasis, a disease that causes localized, irreversible dilatation of part of the bronchial tree wikipedia acute respiratory distress syndrome acute respiratory distress syndrome acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as respiratory distress syndrome or adult respiratory distress syndrome, a serious reaction to various forms of injuries to the lung wikipedia choking choking choking, a mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs wikipedia acidosis acidosis acidosis, an increased acidity wikipedia Patent ductus arteriosus Patent ductus arteriosus Patent ductus arteriosus, a congenital heart defect wherein a child's ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth wikipedia Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Pneumocystis jiroveci (opportunistic pathogen which can cause a fatal pneumonitis in an immunocompromised host; occurs in 75% of aids patients) wikipedia respiratory acidosis respiratory acidosis respiratory acidosis, acidosis due to decreased ventilation of the pulmonary alveoli, leading to elevated arterial carbon dioxide concentration wikipedia Churg-Strauss syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome, the autoimmune condition that causes inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels in persons with a history of airway allergic hypersensitivity wikipedia bronchiolitis bronchiolitis bronchiolitis, inflammation of the bronchioles, a smallest air passages of the lungs wikipedia fat embolism fat embolism fat embolism, a type of embolism that is often caused by physical trauma wikipedia rib fracture rib fracture rib fracture, a break or fracture in one or more of the bones making up the rib cage wikipedia ascariasis ascariasis Ascariasis, a human disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides wikipedia systemic scleroderma systemic scleroderma Systemic sclerosis or systemic scleroderma, the autoimmune or connective tissue disease wikipedia goitre goitre goitre, or goiter, also called a bronchocele, a swelling in the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland wikipedia hypersensitivity pneumonitis hypersensitivity pneumonitis hypersensitivity pneumonitis, an inflammation of the alveoli within the lung caused by hypersensitivity to inhaled organic dusts wikipedia Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation Cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung (an abnormality in lung development that is characterized by a multicystic mass resulting from an adenomatous overgrowth of the terminal bronchioles with a consequent reduction of pulmonary alveoli) wikipedia lymphangioleiomyomatosis lymphangioleiomyomatosis Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung disease that results in a proliferation of disorderly smooth muscle growth throughout the lungs, in the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics wikipedia Eisenmenger's syndrome Eisenmenger's syndrome Eisenmenger syndrome (a condition associated with congenital heart defects like ventricular septal defect that allow the mixing of pulmonary and systemic circulation) wikipedia tension pneumothorax tension pneumothorax tension pneumothorax, a life-threatening condition that results from a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax, associated with the formation of a one-way valve at the point of rupture MacLeod syndrome MacLeod syndrome MacLeod syndrome (a pneumothorax condition marked by complete absence of markings in the chest radiograph) Diffuse panbronchiolitis Diffuse panbronchiolitis Diffuse panbronchiolitis, an idiopathic inflammatory lung disease, considered to be a type of COPD wikipedia Langerhans cell histiocytosis Langerhans cell histiocytosis Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, a rare disease involving clonal proliferation of langerhans cells, abnormal cells deriving from bone marrow and capable of migrating from skin to lymph nodes wikipedia Hyperventilation in medicine, hyperventilation, a state of breathing faster and/or deeper than necessary, bringing about lightheadedness and other undesirable symptoms often associated with panic attacks wikipedia altitude sickness altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness or altitude illness, a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure wikipedia eosinophilia Eosinophilia, a state of having a high concentration of eosinophils in the blood wikipedia Respiratory failure hypoxaemia, a deficiency in the concentration of dissolved oxygen in arterial blood wikipedia atypical pneumonia atypical pneumonia, a term used to describe a form of pneumonia not caused by one of the more traditional pathogens wikipedia Hamman-Rich syndrome Fibrosing alveolitis, cryptogenic (chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls with steady progressive dyspnea; finally, resulting in death from lack of oxygen or right heart failure) polyarteritis nodosa Polyarteritis nodosa, a vasculitis of medium-sized arteries, which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue immune cells wikipedia Infant respiratory distress syndrome Respiratory distress syndrome (neonatal) (A respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants, usually premature infants with insufficient pulmonary surfactants) bronchiolitis obliterans Bronchiolitis obliterans (inflammation of the bronchioles leading to an obstructive lung disease) wikipedia pleural empyema pleural empyema, an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity wikipedia amniotic fluid embolism Amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and incompletely understood obstetric emergency in which amniotic fluid, fetal cells, hair or other debris enters the mother's blood stream via the placental bed of the uterus and triggers an allergic reaction wikipedia bronchopulmonary dysplasia Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disorder that is most common among children who, a born prematurely, with low birthweights and who received prolonged mechanical ventilation to treat respiratory distress syndrome wikipedia toxocariasis Toxocariasis, a helminth infection of humans caused by the dog or cat roundworm, Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, respectively wikipedia smoke inhalation smoke inhalation, breathing in smoke wikipedia Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Cardiac asthma, a medical symptom, also known as paroxysmal dyspnea or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea wikipedia hydrothorax hydrothorax, a condition that results from serous fluid accumulating in the pleural cavity wikipedia Transient tachypnea of the newborn Transient tachypnea of the newborn, a respiratory problem seen in the newborn shortly after delivery wikipedia Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis -, a rare lung disease in which abnormal accumulation of surfactant occurs within the alveoli, interfering with gas exchange wikipedia thin basement membrane disease thin basement membrane disease is, along with IgA nephropathy, a most common cause of asymptomatic hematuria wikipedia Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis, a condition affecting the lungs which results in bleeding from tiny alveolar capillaries wikipedia lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, a syndrome secondary to autoimmune and other lymphoproliferative disorders wikipedia Sclerosing mediastinitis Mediastinal fibrosis, a rare late complication of histoplasmosis wikipedia Myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction (necrosis of the myocardium caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (coronary circulation)) Diaphragmatic paralysis Diaphragmatic paralysis (complete or severe weakness of the muscles of respiration) Coal worker pneumoconiosis Coal worker pneumoconiosis (a diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled carbon or coal dust) C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency (Inherited disorders that are characterized by subcutaneous and submucosal edema in the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract) Leukostasis Leukostasis (abnormal intravascular leukocyte aggregation and clumping often seen in leukemia patients) Pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary fibrosis (a process in which normal lung tissues are progressively replaced by fibroblasts and collagen causing an irreversible loss of the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream via pulmonary alveoli).

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