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Breathing difficulty Report

Labored or difficult breathing is associated with a variety of disorders, indicating inadequate ventilation or low blood oxygen or a subjective experience of breathing discomfort.


What we've learned from patients who report Breathing difficulty

Symptom severities

Severe
 81
Moderate
 159
Mild
 130
None
 61

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Breathing difficulty

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Breathing difficulty
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
BiPAP w/humidifier 57   BiPAP w/humidifier: 15%
BiPAP 24   BiPAP: 6%
Albuterol Inhaler 23   Albuterol Inhaler: 6%
Advair Diskus 20   Advair Diskus: 5%
Tracheostomy 19   Tracheostomy: 5%
Nebulizer Treatment device 15   Nebulizer Treatment device: 4%
Albuterol 12   Albuterol: 3%
Oxygen Therapy 10   Oxygen Therapy: 3%
Pulmonary (lung) Function Tests 8   Pulmonary (lung) Function Tests: 2%
Hospital Bed 7   Hospital Bed: 2%
Non-invasive Ventilator 6   Non-invasive Ventilator: 2%
Flovent HFA 5   Flovent HFA: 1%
Ventolin HFA 5   Ventolin HFA: 1%
Combivent 5   Combivent: 1%
CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator 5   CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator: 1%
Pulmonetic LTV 950 5   Pulmonetic LTV 950: 1%
BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator 5   BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator: 1%
Trilogy 100 4   Trilogy 100: 1%
Nasacort AQ 3   Nasacort AQ: 1%
Singulair 3   Singulair: 1%
Sleep Apnea machine 3   Sleep Apnea machine: 1%
BiPAP AVAPS 3   BiPAP AVAPS: 1%
Advair HFA 3   Advair HFA: 1%
Permobil C300 2   Permobil C300: 1%
Nasal Spray 2   Nasal Spray: 1%
Xopenex 2   Xopenex: 1%
X-rays 2   X-rays: 1%
Prednisone 2   Prednisone: 1%
Respironics 2   Respironics: 1%
Bivona Trach Tube 2   Bivona Trach Tube: 1%

Report created on May 25, 2012.