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Breathing Difficulty When Lying Flat (Orthopnoea)
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Breathing Difficulty When Lying Flat (Orthopnoea)
Orthopea, or orthopnoea, is shortness of breath (dyspnea) which occurs when lying flat. Orthopnea can be a symptom of heart failure of asthma. Persons inflicted with orthopea may need to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair.
Symptom classification
Body areaBreath
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
19- Antithrombin III Deficiency
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Ascites
- Atrial Myxoma
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cor Pulmonale
- Dilated Congestive Cardiomyopathy
- Extracellular Fluid Volume Expansion
- Heart Failure
- Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Stenosis
- Odema
- Pericarditis
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
- Polycythemia Vera
- Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
- Pulmonary Edema
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
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