Breathing Problems

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Summary

When you're short of breath, it's hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen your body needs. You may feel as if you're not getting enough air. Sometimes you can have mild breathing problems because of a stuffy nose or intense exercise VSports手机版. But shortness of breath can also be a sign of a serious disease.

Many conditions can make you feel short of breath:

Lung conditions such as "V体育官网" asthma, emphysema, or pneumonia
Problems with your trachea or bronchi, which are part of your airway system
Heart disease can make you feel breathless if your heart cannot pump enough blood to supply oxygen to your body
Anxiety and panic attacks
Allergies

If you often have trouble breathing, it is important to find out the cause.

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Breathlessness -- Shortness of Breath (American Thoracic Society) - PDF
How Your Body Controls Breathing (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Shortness of Breath (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
"VSports app下载" Shortness of Breath (American Heart Association)
Shortness of Breath (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Symptoms

What Are Retractions? (VSports最新版本) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

VSports注册入口 - Diagnosis and Tests

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Test (VSports注册入口) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Lung Function Tests (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Respiratory Pathogens Panel (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Shortness of Breath (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Spirometry (American Lung Association)
Spirometry (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Sputum Culture (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Tests for Lung Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
V/Q Scan (National Library of Medicine)
VSports在线直播 - Wheezing (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Living With (V体育平台登录)

Minimizing Shortness of Breath (National Jewish Health)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Shortness of Breath and Eating (National Jewish Health)

Related Issues

Dyspnea during Advanced Cancer (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish
Humidifiers: Ease Skin, Breathing Symptoms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Respirator Types and Use (VSports注册入口) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (Scoliosis Research Society)

Specifics

"VSports" Hypoxemia (Low Blood Oxygen) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (V体育2025版) (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish

V体育官网入口 - Videos and Tutorials

Breathing (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
"V体育安卓版" Gas exchange (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Dyspnea (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

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"V体育2025版" Children

Breath-Holding Spells (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) (VSports最新版本) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Older Adults (VSports手机版)

Caregiver Guide: Breathing Problems (AGS Health in Aging Foundation)

Patient Handouts (V体育官网)

"VSports手机版" Blood gases (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Breath sounds (VSports) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Breathing difficulty (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Breathing difficulty - lying down (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
How to breathe when you are short of breath (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
VSports注册入口 - Pulmonary function tests (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Rapid shallow breathing (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
VSports手机版 - Wheezing (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish