1.0Best Spine Hospitalshttps://www.bestspinehospitals.com/blogdrspinehttps://www.bestspinehospitals.com/blog/author/drspine/Orthopnea: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Spine Hospitalsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KevwsCbz2e"><a href="https://www.bestspinehospitals.com/blog/orthopnea-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/">Orthopnea: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bestspinehospitals.com/blog/orthopnea-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/embed/#?secret=KevwsCbz2e" width="600" height="338" title="“Orthopnea: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview” — Best Spine Hospitals" data-secret="KevwsCbz2e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Orthopnea is shortness of breath that occurs when lying flat and improves when sitting up. It is a symptom, not a disease, and it describes a specific *positional* breathing pattern. Orthopnea is commonly discussed in cardiology because it can reflect changes in heart and lung pressures. Clinicians also use the term in emergency and primary care settings when evaluating breathlessness.