[医]阵发性夜间呼吸困难

夜间阵发性呼吸困难

The usual symptoms are dyspnea, and sometimes paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.───其常见症状是呼吸困难, 有时呈阵发性夜间呼吸困难.

If orthopnea causes awakening during the night and is relieved by sitting, it is called paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.───假如端坐呼吸引起夜间觉醒，经坐起缓解，是为阵发性夜间呼吸困难。

A 78-year-old woman presented with marked dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.───患者，女性，78岁，因呼吸急促，端坐呼吸、阵发性夜间呼吸困难就诊。

The most common complaint is shortness of breath, chiefly exertional dyspnea at first and then progressing to orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and rest dyspnea.

The usual symptoms are dyspnea, and sometimes paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.

If orthopnea causes awakening during the night and is relieved by sitting, it is called paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.

Orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea are unusual in pulmonary disease except in a very advanced phase when the increased efficiency of breathing in the upright position is manifest.