Above all, patients need exercise, because shortness of breath drives many to become inactive, and they become increasingly weak, homebound, disabled and depressed.
But, she did not want to relinquish her independence just because shortness of breath and a weakening heart overtook her daily stride.
Michael spent most of his days sitting in a chair, head resting on his palm, unable to complete a sentence because of shortness of breath.
Exercise does not heal or strengthen the lungs themselves, but it improves overall fitness, which people with lung disease need desperately because their shortness of breath leads to inactivity, muscle wasting and loss of stamina.
INSIDE PITCH JOE TORRE said right fielder RAUL MONDESI would start today for the first time since Thursday, when Mondesi checked himself into a hospital in the Bronx because of shortness of breath.
On 30 August 2010, the patient was admitted again because of shortness of breath for 1 week.
All these subjects had been admitted along a complete calendar year to our medical unit because of shortness of breath.
Because of shortness of breath, participants often found themselves "strategizing every task", going through mental calculations to determine whether they had the breath or energy to complete them.
On April 6, she was transferred to the intensive care unit because of shortness of breath, respiratory failure, and loss of consciousness.
A child was considered to have an asthma exacerbation when it consulted a physician outside scheduled visits because of shortness of breath.
