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Yes, shortness of breath and labored breathing is one symptom of chronic lung conditions. The person cannot get enough O2 or get rid of enough CO2 because many of the alveoli are collapsed.
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What does emphysema cause?
difficulty breathing
What is labored breaths?
shallow breathing. Basically if it is hard to breathe, like asthma, you'd be breathing slower than the average person which would make your breathing labored.
What is labored breathing referred to?
Yes; this is correct.
What are the symptoms of emphazima?
wheezing, shortness of breath, and labored breathing.
What is a respiratory condition marked by wheezing and labored breathing?
"Asthma"
Why does it feel like you are breathing harder when you are nervous?
Labored breathing is a sign of nervouses. Its perfectly natural.
What is the medical term meaning difficult or labored breathing?
The term used to desribe difficult or labored breathing is dyspnea. Asthma is one cause of dyspnea; pneumonia is another. When a person has trouble breathing and it seems that they are working hard just to inhale, you can describe it as "labored."Sometime people will actually sweat heavily due to the amount of effort they need to inhale--usually exhalation is a passive process and doesn't require muscle to work, just relax.
What is a disease that destroys lung tissue and causes difficulty in breathing?
emphysema
Which problems with the respiratory can be caused by smoking?
labored breathing, Cancer, Asthma...
Why is your golden retriever haing labored breathing?
Call your vet *now.*
What is another word to breathe heavily?
breathe heavily = gasp, huffing and puffing, breathing, labored breathing, hyperventilation
Do people with emphysema have a higher or lower breathing rate than someone who does not have the disease?
Emphysema causes a higher breathing rate. A person with emphysema can be "air hungry" even when getting external oxygen by mask or cannula.
