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- - Dyspnea is a common symptom in lung disease patients, characterized by the subjective feeling of uncomfortable breathing, which varies greatly among individuals.
- - Diagnosing dyspnea can be difficult because there's no objective way to measure it, requiring detailed symptom history and clinical exams, which don't always match with the level of lung function impairment.
- - The article aims to explore causes of pulmonary dyspnea, provide a framework for diagnostic evaluation, and outline common differential diagnoses for better understanding and management.
Article Abstract
Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms in patients with lung diseases. The term "dyspnea" refers to the subjective sensation of uncomfortable breathing, which is experienced and described very differently between individuals. Because of this, diagnosis can be very challenging and similar to pain, no true objective measurement parameters of dyspnea exist. A detailed symptom history and clinical examination are critical in establishing the diagnosis, but the severity of pulmonary functional impairment does not always correlate with the clinical picture. The diagnosis of lung diseases is led by pulmonary function tests and imaging techniques, which measure the response to therapy and assess the prognostic course of the disease. The purpose of this article is to review the causes of pulmonary dyspnea, present a guide to diagnostic work-up, and introduce common differential diagnoses.
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