{"id":56817,"date":"2022-11-22T09:28:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T03:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/?p=56817"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T03:58:20","slug":"what-is-paroxysmal-nocturnal-dyspnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/what-is-paroxysmal-nocturnal-dyspnea\/","title":{"rendered":"What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izJFLgibV9w\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, patient wakes up with breathlessness and sits up or even stands. It is relieved over a few minutes. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is different from orthopnea which occurs soon after assuming the supine position and is relieved by sitting up. Orthopnea has no relation to sleep. Onset of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is delayed after onset of sleep as it takes some time for the peripheral edema fluid to get absorbed and translocate to the lungs. PND usually occurs 2 \u2013 4 hours after onset of sleep. Sympathetic withdrawal during sleep is also a proposed mechanism. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea occurs in left heart failure, both in acute left ventricular failure and left ventricular inflow obstruction like mitral stenosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea? In paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, patient wakes up with breathlessness and sits up or even stands. It is relieved over a few minutes. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is different from orthopnea which occurs soon after assuming the supine position and is relieved by sitting up. Orthopnea has no relation to sleep. 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