Friday, July 11, 2008
PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNOEA
Frank pulmonary oedema on lying flat wakes the patient from sleep with distressing dyspnoea and fear of imminent death. The symptoms are corrected by standing upright, which allows gravitational pooling of blood to lower the left atrial pressure, the patient often feeling the need to obtain air at an open window.
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