Shortness of Episodes of Breathlessness due breath, which breathlessness that to a condition may require the do not respond to is not responding to use of inhalers or management and therapeutic a nebuliser and limit some daily treatment and limits has no impact on activities. all daily living daily living activities. OR activities. OR Requires any of the OR following: A condition that Episodes of requires low oxygen breathlessness management by a that readily therapy (24%); non-invasive device respond to to both stimulate room air ventilators management and and maintain have no impact via a facial or nasal breathing on daily living positive mask; activities. airway pressure, or other therapeutic non-invasive appliances to ventilation) maintain airflow where individual can still spontaneously breathe e.g. CPAP (Continuous Positive Airways Pressure) to manage obstructive apnoea during sleep.
Shortness of breath, which may require the use of inhalers or a nebuliser and has no impact on daily living activities. OR Episodes of breathlessness that readily respond to management and have no impact on daily living activities. Episodes of breathlessness that do not respond to management and limit some daily activities. OR Requires any of the following: low oxygen therapy (24%); room air ventilators via a facial or nasal mask; other therapeutic appliances to maintain airflow where individual can still spontaneously breathe e.g. CPAP (Continuous Positive Airways Pressure) to manage obstructive apnoea during sleep. Breathlessness due to a condition is not responding to therapeutic treatment and limits all daily living activities. OR A condition that requires management by a non-invasive device to both stimulate and maintain breathing positive airway pressure, or non-invasive ventilation)
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