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trepopnea
Dyspnea in the lateral decubitus position.
Etiology:
1) tumors of the mainstem bronchi
2) unilateral pleural effusion
3) pneumonectomy
General
dyspnea (shortness of breath {SOB})
References
Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 720