Shortness of breath

Conditions

• Acute exacerbation of COPD
• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• Chest infection
• Chronic obstructive lung disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Croup
• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary Embolism
• SVT

Acute exacerbation of COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive airways disease.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Shortness of breath
• Fast or shallow breathing
• Wheeze (noise on breathing out)
• Cough which produces mucus
• Loss of appetite

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Asthma

Asthma is a common lung condition that causes occasional breathing difficulties.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Wheeze (noise on breathing out)
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Chest tightness

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Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition where the airways of the lungs become abnormally widened, leading to a build-up of excess mucus that can make the lungs more vulnerable to infection.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Cough which produces mucus
• Shortness of breath
• Coughing up blood
• Unusually tired
• Wheeze (noise on breathing out)

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Chest infection

Pneumonia is inflammation (swelling) of the tissue in one or both of your lungs.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Cough
• Shivering or rigors
• Shortness of breath
• High temperature
• Unusually tired

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Chronic obstructive lung disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive airways disease.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Shortness of breath
• Wheeze (noise on breathing out)
• Cough which produces mucus
• Unusually tired
• Repeated infections

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Congestive heart failure

Heart failure is a serious condition caused by the heart failing to pump enough blood around the body at the right pressure.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Shortness of breath
• Swollen feet or ankles
• Shortness of breath when lying flat
• Unusually tired
• Cough which produces mucus

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Croup

Croup is a childhood condition that affects the windpipe (trachea), the airways to the lungs (the bronchi) and the voice box (larynx).

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Barking cough
• Blocked nose
• Runny nose
• Shortness of breath
• High temperature

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Continuous, unexplained weight loss
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Unusually tired
• Loss of appetite

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Pulmonary Embolism

A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery, the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain, worse on breathing in
• Fast or shallow breathing
• Chest pain on physical effort
• Coughing up blood

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SVT

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the name given to an abnormality of heart rhythm, characterised by a fast heartbeat.

Symptoms of this condition may include:

• Feeling heart beat
• Loss of consciousness
• Chest pain
• Lightheaded or feeling dizzy
• Shortness of breath

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