Breathlessness


Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:


Synonyms

  • Dyspnoea


Aetiology

Disorder Clinical features Associated features Investigations Disease modifying treatment available Time critical
Myocardial infarction Chest pain
Aortic stenosis Chest pain
Cardiogenic syncope
Acute coronary syndrome Chest pain
Hyperhidrosis
Pulmonary embolism Chest pain
Cardiogenic syncope
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Polycythaemia rubra vera
Essential thrombocythaemia
Antithrombin deficiency
Protein C deficiency
Protein S deficiency
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
Myelofibrosis
Angioedema Wheeze
Urticaria
Stridor
Cystic fibrosis Cough
Lower respiratory tract infection
Diarrhoea
Pancreatic insufficiency
Tuberculosis Peripheral neuropathy
Facial nerve palsy
Cough
Haemoptysis
Recurrent cranial neuropathies
Optic neuropathy
Uveitis
Small cell lung cancer Haemoptysis
Dermatomyositis
Anti-GABAB-receptor encephalitis
Opsoclonus
Asthma Cough
Wheeze
Emphysema
Aortic regurgitation Ankylosing spondylitis
Chest pain Anorexia
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Wheeze
Sarcoidosis Recurrent cranial neuropathies
Longitudinally extensive myelitis
Peripheral neuropathy
Facial nerve palsy