DYSPNOEA AND AYURVED

· Dysponea is called as Svasam in ayurvedic classics.

· Whenever we see shortness of breath, we should differentiate whether it is from

· Cardiac origin,

· Respiratory origin or

Cardiac causes

· Shortness of breath is commonly seen in heart failure.

· It is seen in pulmonary oedema also.

· Orthopnoea is a condition where there is shortness of breath when the patient lies down and is relieved by sitting up.

· Pulmonary oedema is diagnosed by X-ray , echo, and clinical features.

· Paroxysmal (Sudden), nocturnal (night ) dyspnoea is seen in heart failure.

· Exertional dyspnoea is very common in coronary artery disease.

· It is aggravated by physical activities.

Lung causes

· Restrictive and obstructive lung disorders can produce dyspnoea.

· Bronchitis, asthma and emphysema can produce dyspnoea

· Pulmonary fibrosis is one of the commonly seen respiratory lung discorders.

Other causes

· In fever, breathing is faster

· Breath increases after exercise and in high altitude.

· In anemia there will be dyspnoea.

· In scoliosis there is dyspnoea

· Hyper ventilation syndrome, (Psychological causes) are produced by anxiety.

· It is produced by fear and they tend to believe that they have heart attack.

· In extreme form of renal causes like uremia there will be dyspnoea.

According to Ayurveda

Svasam

· It is one of the disorder where the disease is classified based