Shortness of Breath in Pregnancy: Physiological or Pathological?

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Cardy, Christina [1 ,2 ]
Nadeau, Catherine [1 ]
Gonzalez, Juan [3 ]
Joseph, Marilyn [1 ]
Cain, Mary Ashley [4 ]
Crousillat, Daniela [5 ]
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[1] Univ S Florida, Coll Nursing, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[2] Morsani Coll Med, Div Cardiovasc Sci, Tampa, FL 33602 USA
[3] Univ Miami, Sch Nursing, Coral Gables, FL USA
[4] Univ South Florida Hlth, Maternal & Fetal Med, Obstet & Gynecol, Tampa, FL USA
[5] Univ South Florida Hlth, Womens Cardiovasc Dis, Cardiol, Tampa, FL USA
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cardio-obstetrics; heart failure; maternal fetal medicine; peripartum cardiomyopathy; pregnancy; women's health; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL UPDATE; HEART-FAILURE; ULTRASOUND; MANAGEMENT;
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10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105288
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R47 [护理学];
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We present a case report of a 29-year-old pregnant woman at 30 weeks' gestation who presents to the emergency department with 2 weeks of progressive dyspnea on exertion and orthopnea. She assumes her symptoms are related to pregnancy. Her chest radiograph shows cardiomegaly and pulmonary edema, and her laboratory workup reveals a markedly elevated brain natriuretic peptide level. This case highlights a serious etiology of dyspnea in pregnancy that is often delayed in diagnosis. (c) 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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