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Overnight Admit That Sparked Bendopnea
- Hannah recalled admitting a patient who became short of breath only when bending to tie shoes.
- She remembered the term 'bendopnea' at 2 a.m. and defended it to her skeptical team the next morning.
Concise Definition Of Bendopnea
- Bendopnea is defined as shortness of breath within the first 30 seconds of bending forward.
- Classic example is dyspnea while tying shoes or putting on socks.
Bending Raises Cardiac Filling Pressures
- Early studies showed bending raises pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) measured by echo and right heart cath.
- Investigators reproduced hemodynamic monitoring during sitting and bending to map pressure changes.