Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, that occurs during exertion has several possible causes. The sensation is not typically a cause for concern, but a person should seek medical help in certain cases.

Dyspnea is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and ...

Dyspnea is a medical term to describe shortness of breath or difficulty catching your breath. You might feel shortness of breath occasionally, often, or all the time. If you are concerned about ...

A weakened diaphragm could be related to the persistent shortness of breath some people experience long after COVID-19 hospitalization, a small study suggested. Whether patients had received ...

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) may improve exercise tolerance and cardiorespiratory capacity among adults with post-COVID-19 syndrome.

—More than 90% of patients with advanced COPD experience dyspnea. A daily morphine dose of <30 mg daily is safe for treating refractory breathlessness. Reviewed by Rima R. Gidwani, MD, Assistant ...

If you find yourself gasping for air while exercising, you could be out of shape… or it could be a sign of something more serious. Dyspnea is what’s known as shortness of breath. Dr. John Ryan, ...

You go to sleep. After a few hours, you wake up breathless and feeling like you’re suffocating. You sit upright and gasp for breath, and the feeling vanishes. If you’ve had this experience, you may ...

Editor's note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape's Long COVID Resource Center. Poor-quality sleep and irregular sleep could be important drivers of breathlessness in patients ...

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) are episodes of shortness of breath that occur during sleep. They can happen any time of day or night and may be a sign of an underlying medical condition.