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difficult, usually deep, breathing in patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease or disease affecting nervous system control of ventilation.

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Click to view article 1. Asthma
Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, che...

Symptoms:

  • Moist skin
  • Stopped breathing
  • Unable to take deep breaths
  • Abnormal breathing
  • Labored breathing
Click to view article 2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. There are two...

Symptoms:

  • Painful respiration
  • Pursed-lip breathing
  • Shortness of breath at rest
  • Grey skin
  • Labored breathing
Click to view article 3. Head injury
A head injury is any trauma that leads to injury of the scalp, skull, or brain. The injuries can range from a...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Clumsiness
  • Unable to speak
  • Confabulation
  • Double-vision
  • Labored breathing
4. Lung cancer
Lung cancer is cancer that begins in the lungs, the two organs found in the chest that help you breathe.The l...

Symptoms:

  • Hoarseness
  • Speech articulation problems
  • Nail abnormalities
  • Noisy respiration
  • Labored breathing
5. Encephalitis
Encephalitis is irritation and swelling(inflammation) of the brain, usually due to infections.Encephalitis is...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Aggression
  • Flat affect
  • Impaired judgement
  • Indifferent mood
  • Labored breathing
Click to view article 6. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition that prevents enough oxygen fr...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Pain
  • Respiratory crackles
  • Shock
  • Labored breathing
Click to view article 7. Foreign object - inhaled or swallowed
If you breathe a foreign object into the respiratory tract, it may become stuck and cause breathing or airway...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • High-pitched breath sounds
  • Grey skin
  • Painful respiration
  • Gagging
  • Labored breathing
Click to view article 8. Croup
Croup is breathing difficulty accompanied by a"barking" cough. Croup, which is swelling around the vocal cord...

Symptoms:

  • Abnormal breathing
  • Rattling breathing
  • Labored breathing
  • Harsh, brassy cough
  • Croupy breathing
Click to view article 9. Patent ductus arteriosus
Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) is a condition in which a blood vessel called the ductus arteriosus fails to cl...

Symptoms:

  • Moist skin
  • Fatigue
  • Diaphoresis
  • Tired
  • Labored breathing
Click to view article 10. Diphtheria
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae.Diphtheria sprea...

Symptoms:

  • Stops breathing
  • Fever
  • Barking cough
  • Rapid breathing
  • Labored breathing
This feature is for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose.
Please consult a healthcare professional if you have health concerns.
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