Definition of Platypnea. Meaning of Platypnea. Synonyms of Platypnea

- Platypnea or platypnoea is shortness of breath (dyspnea) that is relieved when lying down, and worsens when sitting or standing upright. It is the opposite...
- Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome is a condition in which a person has shortness of breath and low oxygen saturations when upright (platypnea and orthodeoxia)...
- Dyspnea and hypoxemia are worse in the upright position (which is called platypnea and orthodeoxia, respectively). The hepatopulmonary syndrome results from...
- abdominal obesity or pulmonary disease. Orthopnea is the opposite of platypnea, shortness of breath that worsens when sitting or standing upright. Orthopnea...
- /ɔːrˈθɒpniə/ or-THOP-nee-ə,: audio  /ɔːrθəpˈniːə/ or-thəp-NEE-ə: print  supine platypnea platy- + -pnea /pləˈtɪpniə/ plə-TIP-nee-ə bent over bendopnea bend + -o-...
- instead of the healthy lung. Orthopnea Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea Platypnea Bendopnea Tsunezuka, Yoshio; Sato, Hideo; Tsukioka, Toshihide; Shimizu...
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration Dyspnea Hyperpnea Hypopnea Kussmaul breathing Orthopnea Platypnea Tachypnea Subparabrachial nucleus - nucleus in the brain stem that regulates...
- dyspnea (R06.0) bradypnea (R06.0) and tachypnea (R06.0) orthopnea and platypnea trepopnea hemoptysis (R04.2) pleuritic chest pain sputum production (R09...
- Ataxic respiration Other Respiratory distress Respiratory arrest Orthopnea/Platypnea Trepopnea Aerophagia Asphyxia Breath holding Mouth breathing Snoring...
- Breathlessness in lying down position relieved by sitting up or standing Platypnea – Breathlessness when seated or standing, relieved by lying flat Trepopnea...