Breathing Difficulty
Alternate Names : Breathlessness, Difficulty Breathing, Dyspnea, Shortness of Breath
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Call your Health Care Provider if
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if difficulty breathing comes on suddenly or seriously interferes with breathing or if someone completely stops breathing.
Call your health care provider if any of the following accompany breathing difficulties:
- There is any unexplained shortness of breath.
- There is any chest discomfort.
- There is shortness of breath after only slight exertion or while at rest.
- You awaken in the night out of breath or have to sleep propped up on several pillows to avoid becoming short of breath.
- You are wheezing (may be an indication of asthma or early emphysema).
- A young child may have inhaled or choked on an object (foreign object aspiration or ingestion).
- There is tightness in the throat or a barking, croupy cough.
- You develop a fever or a significant cough.
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