Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Breathlessness

Chronic Breathlessness

Differential diagnosis of chronic breathlessness / causes of chronic breathlessness are :

-anemia
-heart failure
-valvular heart disease
-arrhythmias
-asthma
-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-chest wall deformities
-pulmonary hypertension 
-episodes of pulmonary emboli 
-cirrhotic hydrothorax
-neuromuscular disorder
-bronchiectasis
-lung infection 
-lung carcinoma
-pulmonary fibrosis