Shortness of Breath: When It’s Asthma, COPD, Anxiety or Something More

I’m suddenly or persistently short of breath — what now? Richard Fiero, MD, Pulmonologist and Sleep Specialist at University of Maryland Capital Region Health, explains what dyspnea can mean and how clinicians approach it. He defines different ways people experience breathlessness, reviews possible causes discussed on the show (anxiety, asthma flare, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, heart problems,…