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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
92
Moderate
182
Mild
142
None
78

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 65   BiPAP w/humidifier: 16%
BiPAP 24   BiPAP: 6%
Albuterol Inhaler 23   Albuterol Inhaler: 6%
Tracheostomy 22   Tracheostomy: 5%
Advair Diskus 20   Advair Diskus: 5%
Nebulizer device 16   Nebulizer device: 4%
Albuterol 12   Albuterol: 3%
Oxygen Therapy 10   Oxygen Therapy: 2%
Combivent 9   Combivent: 2%
Pulmonary (lung) Function Tests 8   Pulmonary (lung) Function Tests: 2%
Hospital Bed 7   Hospital Bed: 2%
Ventilator 7   Ventilator: 2%
BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator 6   BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator: 1%
Flovent HFA 5   Flovent HFA: 1%
Ventolin HFA 5   Ventolin HFA: 1%
Trilogy 100 5   Trilogy 100: 1%
Pulmonetic LTV 950 5   Pulmonetic LTV 950: 1%
Non-invasive Ventilator 5   Non-invasive Ventilator: 1%
CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator 5   CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator: 1%
Xopenex 4   Xopenex: 1%
Electronic Hospital Bed 4   Electronic Hospital Bed: 1%
Singulair 3   Singulair: 1%
Nasacort AQ 3   Nasacort AQ: 1%
BiPAP AVAPS 3   BiPAP AVAPS: 1%
Ipratropium-Albuterol 3   Ipratropium-Albuterol: 1%
Sleep Apnea machine 3   Sleep Apnea machine: 1%
Advair HFA 3   Advair HFA: 1%
Flonase Nasal Spray 2   Flonase Nasal Spray: 0%
Nasal Spray 2   Nasal Spray: 0%
X-rays 2   X-rays: 0%

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