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Waking up breathless once every week or two. not sure whats wrong. how often is shortness of breath seen in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Waking up breathless: PND is a specific symptom complex indicative of very bad illness, not all nocturnal breathlessness is PND ;this has to be evaluated promptly as to cause.

Dr Griggs agreed

Answered 10/3/2015

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