Dyspnea during pregnancy. Distinguishing cardiac from pulmonary causes.
Dyspnea is common during normal pregnancy; however, a variety of significant cardiac and pulmonary disorders present with this as a cardinal symptom. This article describes the cardiopulmonary and clinical findings of pregnancy as well as specific disease indicators in the more common causes of cardiac and pulmonary dyspnea during pregnancy.
Zeldis
S M
SM
State University of New York, Stony Brook.
D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology