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Sometimes a precise diagnosis was beside the point; a patient might come in with shortness of breath and low oxygen levels and be treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, and pneumonia.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The blooms may produce toxic substances that could result in headaches, weakness, shortness of breath, muscle spasms and gastrointestinal illnesses, officials said.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
Fatigue, shortness of breath during activity, calf pain with walking, or unusual exercise intolerance may all signal cardiovascular issues.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Fatigue, brain fog, dysautonomia, shortness of breath, even months after infection.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The blooms may produce toxic substances that could result in headaches, weakness, shortness of breath, muscle spasms and gastrointestinal illnesses, officials said.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
Fatigue, shortness of breath during activity, calf pain with walking, or unusual exercise intolerance may all signal cardiovascular issues.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Fatigue, brain fog, dysautonomia, shortness of breath, even months after infection.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortness of breath
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“Shortness of breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortness%20of%20breath. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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