Living With Breathlessness? Could It Be Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Are you living with shortness of breath and a persistent cough? Don't dismiss it as just getting older. Learn about the symptoms of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and when to seek a diagnosis.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/living-breathlessness-could-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-arya-jain-4hvqc
#IPF #PulmonaryFibrosis #Breathlessness #ChronicCough #LungHealth
Please watch Sarah's story & other testimonies from #PHAUK on the journey to diagnosis of #PulmonaryHypertension
During 8 long years of #breathlessness, she faced disbelief from doctors who told her she was "unfit" & "anxious", then a diagnosis of chronic fatigue sd, before a correct PH #diagnosis.
#medicine #MedMastodon #Dyspnea #PCCM #Pulmonology #cardiology
Long Covid brain fog may be caused by blood clots, says study | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/long-covid-brain-fog-blood-clots-b2403152.html
#LongCovid
#BloodClots
#BrainFog
#Fibrinogen
#DDimer
#Breathlessness
#Covid
#Coronavirus
“Symptoms of #LongCovid range from the profoundly disabling to 'merely' upsetting. Those with long #Covid frequently display a core set of symptoms, Altmann says, including #breathlessness, #fatigue, #wheeze, post-exertional #malaise and #BrainFog.
But about 200 other symptoms are also associated with the disease, and can come and go, including word-finding difficulties, #insomnia, skin #rashes and new #allergies.”
And some background to the programme
#LongCovid #ENObreathe #EnglishNationalOpera #music #choir #lullabies #breathlessness
😷Disturbed sleep could be a culprit behind Long COVID breathlessness
😴Understanding the link between sleep and symptoms could lead to better treatments
#LongCOVID #sleep #research #breathlessness
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/disturbed-sleep-may-partially-explain-long-covid-breathlessness
Sometimes #healthcare professionals treat #patients with #opioids such as #morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic #breathlessness.
#COPD #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/11/med11232201.html
RT @EU_HaDEA: #DidYouKnow that 15M people in Europe suffer from severe #breathlessness?
#H2020 BETTER-B project is working to improve the treatment of severe breathlessness with the use of an antidepressant drug💡
Discover more on @CORDIS_EU ⤵️
https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/436288-is-an-antidepressant-drug-the-answer-to-severe-breathlessness?WT.mc_id=exp
#Breathlessness - The state of being breathless or out of breath.
