ICD-11 definition : Dyspnea is used to describe perceptions of difficulty or distress related to breathing
and is recognized as symptomatic of disease when it occurs under inappropriate circumstances.
Dyspnea is a presenting complaint of patients with a wide variety of medical diseases
by multiple mechanisms.;
ICD-11 synonym : dyspnoea NOS; short of breath; shortness of breath; SOB - [shortness of breath]; difficulty breathing; paroxysmal dyspnoea; winded; respiratory distress; respiration difficult;
Dyspnea is used to describe perceptions of difficulty or distress related to breathing
and is recognized as symptomatic of disease when it occurs under inappropriate circumstances.
Dyspnea is a presenting complaint of patients with a wide variety of medical diseases
by multiple mechanisms.