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Dyspnea, Pediatric

Thomas G. Saba, MD and Amy G. Filbrun, MD, MS Reviewed 10/2018
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

A subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that varies in intensity 

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Abnormality in one of the following element...

DIAGNOSIS

  • Secure the airway and address life-threatening emergencies.

  • Identify those who will need intensive/emergency care and those who can be worked up in the office.

  • Distinguish new-onset dyspnea fr...

TREATMENT

  • Secure airway and stabilize the patient.

  • Treatment should be directed at the underlying cause of dyspnea.

  • Consider palliative/symptomatic treatment once underlying or reversible cause has been...

ADDITIONAL READING

  • Kurland G, Deterding RR, Hagood JS, et al; for American Thoracic Society Committee on Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease, the Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease Research Network. ...

CODES

ICD9

  • 786.09 Other respiratory abnormalities

  • 786.1 Stridor

  • 786.07 Wheezing

ICD10

  • R06.00 Dyspnea, unspecified

  • R06.1 Stridor

  • R06.2 Wheezing

  • R06.09 Other forms of dyspnea

SNOMED

  • 267036007 Dyspnea (finding)

  • 704...

FAQ

  • Q: In most pediatric cases, is dyspnea pulmonary in nature?

  • A: In most cases, yes. Nonetheless, a systematic approach looking at all organ systems should be employed when addressing a patient with ...

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