Gasping speech due to dyspnoea

Medium urgency

-Moderately severe

You need to catch your breath while speaking because you feel suffocated and short of breath. You cannot finish a long sentence without stopping and catching your breath.

Associated diseases

Asthma attack (Paediatrics)

Acute episode of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - COPD flare-up

Asthma attack

Typical pneumonia - Community-acquired pneumonia

Tension pneumothorax

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