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  2. Platypnea - Wikipedia

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    A related condition, orthodeoxia, describes the clinical finding of low oxygen saturation in the upright position, which improves when lying down. [3] Platypnea and orthodeoxia (low oxygen levels when in upright posture) can co-exist, and this combination is named platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome. [4] [5] The syndrome is considered extremely rare ...

  3. Orthopnea - Wikipedia

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    Orthopnea or orthopnoea [1] is shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs when lying flat, [2] causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair. It is commonly seen as a late manifestation of heart failure, resulting from fluid redistribution into the central circulation, causing an increase in pulmonary capillary pressure and causing difficulty in breathing.

  4. Fowler's position - Wikipedia

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    This position is known colloquially as "sitting up". This position is frequently used when feeding a patient (especially one on feeding precautions), for radiology, needing to take a specific type of x-ray at the bedside, (at times) when a breathing treatment is being given to the patient, when the patient is having difficulty breathing, for ...

  5. Does Long COVID cause Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia ... - AOL

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    POTS, or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is a disorder where your heart consistently beats too fast after standing or sitting upright. It can cause symptoms like fatigue, lightheadedness ...

  6. Your mother was right about sitting up straight - AOL

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    Try sit ups and yoga, not only as a great workout, but to help build support for your spine and overall correct your posture. Taking breaks from your desk and using relaxing essential oils are ...

  7. Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare medical condition in which a person has shortness of breath and low oxygen saturations when upright (platypnea and orthodeoxia), but no symptoms when lying down. It can be caused by ventilation-perfusion mismatch, intracardiac shunting, or pulmonary shunting. In some cases, the cause is multifactorial ...

  8. Orthostatic intolerance - Wikipedia

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    An upright posture for long periods (e.g. standing in line, standing in a shower, or even sitting at a desk) A warm environment (e.g. hot summer weather, a hot crowded room, a hot shower or bath, after exercise) Emotionally stressful events (seeing blood or gory scenes, being scared or anxious)

  9. Hepatopulmonary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, hepatopulmonary syndrome is a syndrome of shortness of breath and hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood of the arteries) caused by vasodilation (broadening of the blood vessels) in the lungs of patients with liver disease.