platypnea
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Platypnea — In medicine, platypnea refers to shortness of breath (dyspnea) that worsens when sitting or standing up. It is the opposite of orthopnea. The word is derived from the Greek platus (= flat) and pnoia (=breath).Platypnea is due to either… … Wikipedia
platypnea — Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by recumbency. Cf.:orthopnea. [platy + G. pnoe, a breathing] * * * pla·typ·nea (plə tipґne ə) [platy + pnea] dyspnea induced by assumption of the upright position and relieved by assumption… … Medical dictionary
Hepatopulmonary syndrome — In medicine, hepatopulmonary syndrome is a syndrome of shortness of breath and hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood of the arteries) caused by vasodilation (broadening of the blood vessels) in the lungs of patients with liver disease.… … Wikipedia
Orthopnea — The inability to breathe easily unless one is sitting up straight or standing erect. * * * Discomfort in breathing that is brought on or aggravated by lying flat. Cf.:platypnea. [ortho + G. pnoe, a breathing] * * * or·thop·nea or chiefly Brit… … Medical dictionary
Orthopnea — ICD 10 R06.0 ICD 9 786.02 Orthopnea or orthopnoea (Greek from ortho, straight + pnoia, breath) is shortness of breath (dyspnea) which occurs when lying flat … Wikipedia
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Dyspnea — ICD 10 R06.0 ICD 9 786.09 DiseasesDB 15892 … Wikipedia
