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ICD-11 code : MD11.5;

Preferred Label : Dyspnoea;

ICD-11 definition : Dyspnoea is used to describe perceptions of difficulty or distress related to breathing and is recognised as symptomatic of disease when it occurs under inappropriate circumstances. Dyspnoea is a presenting complaint of patients with a wide variety of medical diseases by multiple mechanisms. Dyspnoea is considered acute when it lasts from hours up to 3 weeks, subacute from 3 weeks up to 8 weeks, and chronic dyspnoea lasts more than 8 weeks.;

ICD-11 synonym : dyspnoea NOS; Orthopnoea; shortness of breath; SOB - [shortness of breath]; difficulty breathing; paroxysmal dyspnoea; winded; respiratory distress; respiration difficult;

ICD-11 acronym : SOB;

ICD-11 inclusion : Orthopnoea;

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Dyspnoea is used to describe perceptions of difficulty or distress related to breathing and is recognised as symptomatic of disease when it occurs under inappropriate circumstances. Dyspnoea is a presenting complaint of patients with a wide variety of medical diseases by multiple mechanisms. Dyspnoea is considered acute when it lasts from hours up to 3 weeks, subacute from 3 weeks up to 8 weeks, and chronic dyspnoea lasts more than 8 weeks.

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21/12/2025


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