How to Use shortness of breath in a Sentence

shortness of breath

noun phrase
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  • Both present with shortness of breath and a racing heart.
    — Yuliya Klochan, Health, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This can make the chest feel tight or cause wheezing or shortness of breath.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 1 June 2024
  • That would explain her shortness of breath and the wildly swollen feet.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Anyone can have shortness of breath climbing the stairs.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Common signs include shortness of breath, a high fever and blue lips.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In response to his complaints, the jailers wrote that Miller was able to speak without shortness of breath.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Symptoms may include cough, shortness of breath, headache and fever.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes this results in a feeling of shortness of breath.
    — Arash Javanbakht, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Some rare side effects include a rash, shortness of breath, and wheezing.
    — Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This can lead to fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, and in rare cases, passing out.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 28 June 2024
  • Also, in this stage, shortness of breath is often present, even when a person is resting.
    — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Those symptoms start with runny nose, soar throat and headaches, but can turn into more severe high-grade fever and shortness of breath.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
  • It is typified by shortness of breath and by coughing up frothy, pink fluid.
    — Allie Conti, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In late May, Yeni texted Tuesday Coe, the nurse who cared for her quadriplegic client at night, saying that the shortness of breath had returned.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Symptoms such as: chest tightness or pain, coughing, hard or fast breathing, or even shortness of breath.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 8 June 2023
  • Philip Vo said he is exhausted all the time and occasionally deals with brain fog, shortness of breath, and chest pains.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Some symptoms of lung cancer include a cough that never goes away, spitting up blood, shortness of breath, fatigue, pain in the chest area and weight loss.
    — Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • If that’s not the case, or if your Covid infection brought shortness of breath or a trip to the hospital, the CDC recommends a 10-day isolation.
    — Katie Mogg, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This causes fatigue, shortness of breath, and dizziness.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Other symptoms include cough, fatigue, swelling of the legs and feet, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
  • People who already show symptoms of heart problems — including chest pain and shortness of breath — should be screened, Chung said.
    — Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Age, disability, an aching knee, or shortness of breath can turn each step into an ordeal.
    — Curbed, 19 July 2023
  • Wen: The classic symptoms of heart attack are chest pain, pain in the jaw and neck extending to left arm, shortness of breath, feeling lightheaded and nausea.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The combination of shortness of breath and leg pain made her nurse practitioner worry that the patient had a clot in her leg that had broken off and lodged in her lungs.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 June 2023
  • Symptoms include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Symptoms can also include rashes, coughing, shortness of breath, or blood in the sputum.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
  • For example, in early 2020, the original variants often caused distinct symptoms like a cough, loss of taste and smell, and shortness of breath.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • To be safe, your doctor will ask you to stay at the office for at least 30 minutes after each injection to keep an eye out for things like hives, itching, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
    — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 10 June 2024
  • This can lead to heart palpitations, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and, in extreme cases, metabolic acidosis and death.
    — Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • Early signs of a heart attack include shortness of breath, pain in the back, neck, jaw or stomach, and chest discomfort, the American Health Association says, adding that for women, symptoms can also include nausea or vomiting.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024

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