Disease
Acute Bronchitis
Allergies
Asbestosis
Asthma
Chronic Cough
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Coughing of Blood
Cystic Fibrosis
Difficulty in Breathing
Emphysema
Hemoptysis (Coughing of Blood)
Interstitial Lung Disease
Lung Cancer
Narcolepsy
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Periodic Limb Movement
Pneumothrorax
Pulmonary Diseases
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Restless Leg Syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Shortness of Breath
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders including Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome, Periodic LImb Movement and Narcolepsy
Smoking Cessation/Smoking-Related Lung Disease
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Tuberculosis/Positive PPD
Difficulty in Breathing
Breathing difficulty of any kind is a potentially life-threatening emergency. It can indicate numerous dangerous causes such as heart attack, pneumonia or blood clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism). There are other less serious causes, but these highly dangerous conditions need to be considered. Difficulty breathing can be classified as wheezing, choking, shortness of breath or irregular breathing.
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