Dyspnea, (Breathlessness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Dyspnea, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
My lungs Breathe hard
Bring air to every part
Even if the air tubes are narrow
And the breath is shallow

As long as oxygen reach my cell
I shall still live my tale to tell
The dust from tiny fibers in the air
Has damaged my tube’s inner lining and tiny hair

Tiny hairs that used to push dust and germs away
Are no longer moving and stuck in the clay
Of mucus, fibers, dust and dirt
How my air tubes really hurt

Each breath seems to be the last
Saved by the pressurized oxygen fast
Corticosteroids help to heal the scars
And bronchodilators help to expel the dust

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Dyspnea is the medical name for breathlessness or shortness of breath.
A person can be depicted as having dyspnea after walking a short distance or climbing up stairs.
1. It is normal to be short of breath when a person have over-exerted the body but when breathlessness happens suddenly and unexpectedly, it may be warning a medical disorder.
Dyspnea may involve:
a. Difficult breathing
b. Uncomfortable breathing
c. Feeling like the patient are not getting enough air

Oxygen is the source of life for all cells.
Oxygen is what gives life and vitality to the blood.
Every one lives on oxygen.
Oxygen is in the air every one breathes and is needed for the cells in the body to live.
If a person does not have oxygen completely for 4 minutes the cells in the brain and heart starts to die and because they cannot be replaced these organs will stop functioning and the person will die.
Oxygen is therefore vital for all living cells in the body.
When the person inhales, oxygen enters the alveoli (air sacs), and passes through their walls into the blood.
Oxygen is a gas element that the body requires to function.
Normally, the lungs take in oxygen from the air the person inhale.

When a person has dyspnea or breathlessness, oxygen is not reaching all the cells in the body with its full potential.

The muscles become sluggish, the nerves reacts slower, the airways do not get rid of mucus and dust as easily, the white cells do not fight germs as vigorously, the brain cells may become damaged and death may result.

Breathing in oxygen is thus an important function of the respiratory system.
Breathlessness or dyspnea can occur as a result of :
Lung diseases such as as asthma, bronchitis or lung cancer where inflow of oxygen is impeded
Heart diseases such as heart attack, heart failure, heart defects, or abnormal heart rhythms where insufficient blood flow carry less oxygen
Anxiety or Panic attack where tightness of chest causes reduced breathing
Unfit or obese person is unable to use the weaken muscles for breathing

Treatment Methods for Breathing Difficulties require:
1. Lifestyle Modification such as stopping smoking
2. Stress Reduction
3. Improved breathing methods to improve oxygen intake
4. Nutrition to strengthen the body health and muscles
5. Muscles strengthening improves chest muscle function
6. Oxygen therapy increases oxygen supply to body
7. Medical therapy such as:
Bronchodilators open airways
Corticosteroids reduce inflammation
Inhalers such as Inhaled β2-adrenergic agonists, inhaled anticholinergics widens airways
Anxiolytics for anxiety in cases of tightened chest muscles
Heart medicines to treat heat diseases
Diuretics for heart failure
Opioids for palliative treatment of heart diseases
8. Cool air has been proven to reduce dyspnea
9. Low levels of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have been shown to alleviate dyspnea during acute bronchoconstriction in asthma, in patients weaning from mechanical ventilation and during exercise in patients with advanced COPD

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Dyspne

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: May 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463611753

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Dyspnea,

(Breathlessness)

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Dyspnea, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Dyspnea)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Dyspnea or Breathlessness

Dyspnea

My lungs Breathe hard

Bring air to every part

Even if the air tubes are narrow

And the breath is shallow

As long as oxygen reach my cell

I shall still live my tale to tell

The dust from tiny fibers in the air

Has damaged my tube’s inner lining and tiny hair

Tiny hairs that used to push dust and germs away

Are no longer moving and stuck in the clay

Of mucus, fibers, dust and dirt

How my air tubes really hurt

Each breath seems to be the last

Saved by the pressurized oxygen fast

Corticosteroids help to heal the scars

And bronchodilators help to expel the dust

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

What is Dyspnea?

Dyspnea is the medical name for breathlessness or shortness of breath.

A person can be depicted as having dyspnea after walking a short distance or climbing up stairs.

1. It is normal to be short of breath when a person have over-exerted the body but when breathlessness happens suddenly and unexpectedly, it may be warning a medical disorder.

Dyspnea may involve:

a. Difficult breathing

b. Uncomfortable breathing

c. Feeling like the patient are not getting enough air

No standard definition is present for difficulty in breathing.

Some people may feel breathless with only mild exercise (climbing stairs), even though they do not have a medical disorder.

Others may have advanced lung disease but never have shortness of breath.

Wheezing is one type of breathing difficulty in which the patient makes a high-pitched sound when the patient breathes out.

2. The patient should call the doctor immediately if the patient has sudden shortness of breath as there may be a disorder with the airways or heart.

The doctor will assess the breathing history over the phone and may either visit the patient at home or admit the patient to hospital.

If the shortness of breath is due to anxiety, the patient may be asked to come to the clinic.

Feeling that the patient cannot get enough air can be frightening but