Shortness of breath

Part 2 book "An introduction to clinical emergency medicine" includes content: Shortness of breath in adults, pelvic pain, scrotal pain, shortness of breath in children, toxicologic emergencies, urinary related complaints, legal aspects of emergency care, environmental emergencies, vaginal bleeding,... and other contents.

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Pyruvate kinase deficiency is an exceptionally rare autosomal recessive Mendelian disorder caused by bi-allelic pathogenic variants in the PKLR gene. It is mainly characterized by chronic nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia though other symptoms such as splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, pallor, fatigue, iron overload, shortness of breath, hyperbilirubinemia, and gallstones might also prevail.

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Subcapsular hepatic hematoma is a rare and life-threatening complication of pregnancy. It is most commonly associated with severe preeclampsia and hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome. Patients with subcapsular hepatic hematoma typically present with epigastric, right upper quadrant or shoulder pain, nausea and vomiting, and/or shortness of breath.

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Historically, it has been found that malignancy is associated with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. The past decade has seen more cases of thrombogenic and stenotic SVC syndrome due to increased use of pacemakers and indwelling central lines. As compared to the slowly progressing obstruction in malignancy, rapid thrombogenesis rate and a lack of venous collateral sequelae lead to more acute sequelae in these patients.

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Cardiac lymphoma is a rare neoplasm involving heart, pericardium or both, usually seen in immunocompromised patients. We report a 61-year-old male presenting with worsening shortness of breath and 20-pound weight loss. Investigations showed right-sided tumor with interatrial septal wall perforation and left atrial expansion.

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The clinical symptoms of infected dogs are very complex, including fever, abortion, joint pain, breast tumours, short breathing, nasal haemorrhage, weakness, pale mucosa, skin inflammation, hair loss around the eyes, eye discharges, cloudy eyes, refuging to eat, diarrhoea, belly skin haemorrhage, anorexia, constipation, ascites, vomiting, depression, salivation, and metritis.

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Lymphangiomas are rare benign malformations of the lymphatics that occur due to blockage of the lymphatic system during fetal development. They commonly occur in the neck and axilla, while involvement of the pericardium is rare. We report herein the case of a 16-month-old Sri Lankan child with a large pericardial cystic lymphangioma presenting with sudden-onset shortness of breath.

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder characterized by hypertension in the pulmonary arteries. PAH leads to symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, leg edema and chest pain, impacting heavily on quality of life.

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Little is known about the relationship between hemoglobin concentrations, functional status and health related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of anemia and the association of hemoglobin with shortness of breath, exercise capacity, muscle strength and HRQL, in COPD patients.

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A few studies have assessed the short-term effects of low-dose nicotine e-cigarettes, while data about nicotine-free e-cigarettes (NF e-cigarettes) are scanty. Concerns have been expressed about the use of NF e-cigarettes, because of the high concentrations of propylene glycol and other compounds in the e-cigarette vapor.

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Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare disease caused by aspiration or inhalation of oily substances. Case presentation: A 66-year-old male with dry cough (Case 1) and a 38-year-old female with shortness of breath (Case 2) demonstrated ground-glass opacities on chest computed tomography and were diagnosed with lipoid pneumonia based on the confirmation of lipid-laden alveolar macrophages.

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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) share an overlapping disease phenotype. Hence it is necessary to distinguish them. Case presentation: Our 14-year-old female patient admitted with progressive shortness of breath, dizziness, and fatigue even after minimal physical activity was clinically suspected for PAH, based on her previous history.

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In this part 1 of ebook "Mayo clinic critical care case review", you will learn to: Dyspnea and edema, an electrical problem, hypertension, a rare cause of liver failure, shortness of breath, acute respiratory failure in a young smoker, shock, diffuse abdominal pain in a 45-year-old woman, an over-the-counter intoxication, an over-the-counter overdose,...

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In the United Kingdom there has been a long term pattern of increases in children’s emergency admissions and a substantial increase in short stay unplanned admissions. The emergency admission rate (EAR) per thousand population for breathing difficulty, feverish illness and diarrhoea varies substantially between children living in different Primary Care Trusts (PCTs).

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Acute respiratory infection is manifested by cough accompanied by short rapid breathing which may be associated with death especially when there are other co-morbidities.

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The present report a rare case of Salmonella paraytphi A causing pleural effusion in a 22 yr female patient who presented with shortness of breath, fever, and loose stool. It has been clinically diagnosed as Pleural effusion and pleural fluid was sent for culture and sensitivity. Using standard bacteriological tests, Vitek2 compact system and serologically, the isolate was confirmed to be Salmonella paratyphi A. Salmonella paratyphi A is a rare pathogen causing pleural effusion. Hence it needs to be considered under differential diagnosis when treating the case of pleural effusion.

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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an uncommon and life-threatening disorder that may rarely complicate the clinical course of Orientia tsutsugamushi disease (scrub typhus). Here, we describe the clinical features, laboratory parameters, management, and outcome of 16 children with scrub typhus-associated HLH. All patients satisfied the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria. All patients had fever of unknown origin and multisystem damage. Raised hepatic transaminases and abnormalities in routine blood test were observed in all children. Imaging tests showed abnormalities in 10 cases.

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(BQ) Continued part 1, part 2 of the document Electrocardiograph and cases of critical has contents: The electrocardiography of shortness of breath, confusing conditions - ST segment depressions and T-Wave inversions, confusing conditions - ST segment elevations and tall T-Waves (coronary mimics). Invite you to refer.

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(BQ) Part 1 of the document Emergencies in cardiology presents the following contents: Cardiovascular collapse, chest pain, shortness of breath, acute coronary syndromes, acute heart failure, valve disease, infective endocarditis, aortic dissection,...

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(BQ) Part 1 of the document Cardiology emergencies presents the following contents: Chest pain, shortness of breath, syncope, cardiovascular collapse, palpitations, acute coronary syndromes, acute heart failure.

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