Man With Shortness of Breath
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Update: shortness of breath.
D ifficulty in breathing (also known as shortness of breath, breathless-ness, or dyspnea) is caused by various mechanisms related to different problems in the body. In one's lifetime, one may experience rare episodes of shortness of breath as part of high levels of activity such as exhaustive exertion or during environmental conditions such as high altitude or very warm or cold temperatures. Ot...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0196-0644
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.04.018