Differential Diagnosis For Dyspnea: Disease Categories

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to covering the differential diagnosis for dyspnea. This differential will be organized by disease categories.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DISEASE CATEGORIES?

When thinking about the differential for dyspnea the following disease categories come to mind:

• Inflammatory
• Other

WHAT ARE INFLAMMATORY CAUSES OF THIS PRESENTATION?

The following are examples of inflammatory conditions that can present with dyspnea:

• Asthma 

WHAT ARE OTHER CAUSES OF THIS PRESENTATION?

The following are examples of other causes of dyspnea:

• Foreign body aspiration 

Page Updated: 12.08.2016