"Dyspnea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Difficult or labored breathing.
| Descriptor ID |
D004417
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.326 C23.888.852.371
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| Concept/Terms |
Dyspnea- Dyspnea
- Dyspneas
- Shortness of Breath
- Breath Shortness
- Breath Shortnesses
- Breathlessness
- Breathlessnesses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dyspnea" by people in Profiles.
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What is the Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pulmonary Edema? J Emerg Med. 2025 Oct; 77:21-29.
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Artificial Intelligence-Guided Lung Ultrasound by Nonexperts. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Mar 01; 10(3):245-253.
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Evaluation and Management of Airway Foreign Bodies in the Emergency Department Setting. J Emerg Med. 2023 Feb; 64(2):145-155.
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Case 313. Radiology. 2023 01; 306(1):288-292.
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Palliative Ventilator Withdrawal Practices in an Inpatient Hospice Unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Jul; 40(7):720-726.
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Voice-related quality of life: Relation to objective spirometry measures in subglottic stenosis. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 42(5):103013.
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Clinical course of asthma in 4 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 infection. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2020 08; 125(2):208-210.
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A 59-Year-Old Man With Chronic Kidney Disease After Kidney Transplantation Presents With Chronic Dyspnea. Chest. 2020 01; 157(1):e9-e12.
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Fever, petechiae, and joint pain. J Fam Pract. 2017 May; 66(5):323-325.
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The Brief Case: Dyspnea in a Profoundly Immunocompromised Man. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 10; 54(10):2410-2.