In primary care, formal functional capacity testing is not always feasible. Guidelines for family practitioners suggest the use of dyspnoea scales to assess exercise tolerance in patients with chronic ...

Shortness of breath can be triggered by different factors such as anxiety, stress, or intense workouts. The medical term for shortness of breath is dyspnoea. What other causes can lead to dyspnoea?

The Dyspnoea, Obstruction, Smoking, Exacerbation (DOSE) index was designed to assess disease severity and for the clinical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but has not been ...

After 12 weeks of acupuncture patients with COPD had better Borg scale score and improved walk distance on the six-minute walk test compared to those assigned to placebo. HealthDay News — Acupuncture ...

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, that occurs during exertion has several possible causes. The sensation is not typically a cause for concern, but a person should seek medical help in certain cases.