dyspnea, acute

Description

Shortness of breath, acute; Acute dyspnea is an uncomfortable sensation of difficulty breathing or shortness of breath that develops during a brief period of time, i.e., seconds to hours.

Category

Respiratory

ICD-9 Code

786.0

ICD-10 Code

R06.0

Medical Subject Heading

Diseases

Diseases associated with this finding or symptom:

• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• Anthrax
• Asphyxiation, chemical
• Asphyxiation, simple
• Asthma, irritant-induced
• Asthma, occupational
• Babesiosis
• Blastomycosis
• Brucellosis
• Byssinosis
• Coccidioidomycosis
• Coronavirus infections
• Diphtheria
• Echinococcosis
• Ehrlichiosis
• Fumigants, acute toxic effect
• Glanders
• Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
• Hemolytic anemia, acute
• Hendra and Nipah viral diseases
• Histoplasmosis
• Hookworm disease
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, acute
• Legionellosis
• Leptospirosis
• Malaria
• Melioidosis
• Methemoglobinemia, acute
• Mycoplasmal pneumonia
• Organophosphates & carbamates, acute poisoning
• Pentachlorophenol/Dinitrophenol, acute poisoning
• Plague
• Pneumonitis, toxic
• Poliomyelitis
• Psittacosis
• Strongyloidiasis
• Tuberculosis
• Tularemia
• Vocal cord dysfunction, irritant-associated