Dyspnea: Shortness of breath – Causes, diagnosis, and treatment

Dyspnea is a subjective feeling of lack of air, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It depends on many coexisting physiological, environmental, psychological and social factors. In healthy people, dyspnea may appear during intense physical exertion, while in patients it occurs with little effort or at rest. It is often accompanied by anxiety. The severity of dyspnea…