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Paroxysmal Dyspnea Summary

11 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 0 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: A disorder characterized by sudden attacks of respiratory distress in at rest patients with HEART FAILURE and PULMONARY EDEMA. It usually occurs at night after several hours of sleep in a reclining position. Patients awaken with a feeling of suffocation, coughing, a cold sweat, and TACHYCARDIA. When there is significant WHEEZING, it is called cardiac asthma.

Also Known As: Dyspnea, Paroxysmal; Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal; Dyspneas, Paroxysmal; Paroxysmal Dyspneas; Asthma, Cardiac

Key Drugs and Agents for Paroxysmal Dyspnea

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Bronchodilator Agents (Bronchodilators) : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
  2. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids) : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
  3. Propranolol (Inderal) : 1 result : FDA 158 Generic
  4. Prednisolone (Predate) : 1 result : FDA 54 Generic
  5. Pilocarpine (Ocusert) : 1 result : FDA 9 Generic
  6. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) : 1 result : IBA
  7. Epinephrine (Adrenaline) : 1 result : FDA 85 Generic
  8. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics) : 1 result : IBA
  9. Aminophylline (Carine) : 1 result : FDA 67 Generic
  10. Albuterol (Salbutamol) : 1 result : FDA 89 Generic
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Diseases Related to Paroxysmal Dyspnea

  1. Asthma (Bronchial Asthma)
  2. Respiratory Sounds (Crackle)
  3. Cough
  4. Iridocyclitis
  5. Angle-Closure Glaucoma (Glaucoma, Angle Closure)
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Key Therapies for Paroxysmal Dyspnea

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  1. Hemodilution : 1 result
  2. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis) : 1 result

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