Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Orthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness when lying down that goes away when ...

Orthopnea can be defined as dyspnea that develops in the recumbent position and is relieved by elevation of the head with pillows. In the recumbent position, there is reduced pooling of fluid in ...

The most common cardiovascular killer in maternal medicine is also among the most misdiagnosed. Peripartum cardiomyopathy ...

Mild lower extremity edema, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and orthopnea are present. No chest pain has occurred. He is not taking any medications. His temperature is 37.0, blood pressure 80/40 ...

Twenty years before entry he first noted moderately severe dyspnea on climbing stairs or exercising. There was no history of orthopnea, cyanosis or peripheral edema. He had noted that the neck ...

He had had no edema, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, weight change, bruising or bleeding, or neurologic symptoms. He had not been vaccinated against severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Signs of left heart failure such as paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea can occur. Symptoms of heart failure with concomitant mitral stenosis also occur in disease states that require an ...

is an attack of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occurs at night. It usually awakens the person from sleep, and may be quite frightening. PND, as well as simple orthopnea ...