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DYSPNEE EFFORT [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

A patient with dyspnea due to chronic congestive pulmonary disease but with adequate oxygenation.

CONT

Individuals in this category [of severe COPD] tend to have the following features: intense dyspnoea often with purse-lip breathing; thin and often elderly; small sputum volume; rarely develop oedema or overt heart failure. Investigations may show: near-normal blood gas values (until terminally); very severe airways obstruction; increased total lung capacity; radiological evidence of emphysema; impairment of transfer factor. In simple terms, the "pink puffer" can be regarded as 'doing his best' to breathe enough tokeep the PCO2 down often in the face of great difficulties ...

OBS

An informal term.

Key term(s)
  • type A patient

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
OBS

Le terme anglais «pink puffer» est souvent non traduit en français puisqu'il s’agit d’un terme non technique [informal]. Dans ce contexte, on peut parler d’obstruction chronique des voies respiratoires avec dyspnée à l'effort, d’insuffisance respiratoire chronique avec dyspnée pendant l'effort ou de broncho-pneumopathie obstructive chronique avec dyspnée à l'effort, pour décrire le concept.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Dyspnea provoked by physical effort or exertion.

OBS

Can be seen in many rheumatic diseases with pulmonary or cardiac involvement, e.g. scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.

OBS

exertional dyspnea: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] dyspnée [...] survenant à l'effort, proportionnelle à celui-ci, disparaissant avec lui [...]

OBS

Peut s’observer dans plusieurs maladies rhumatismales avec atteinte pulmonaire ou cardiaque, comme la sclérodermie, la polyarthrite rhumatoïde, le lupus érythémateux disséminé, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 3 1995-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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