Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Tachypnea causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
- Acute MI
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Beta-agonists
- CHF
- COPD
- caspofungin acetate
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Head trauma
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypotension
- Metabolic acidosis
- Pentamidine Isethionate
- Pramipexole
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Restrictive lung disease
- Salicylate toxicity
- Sepsis
- Severe dehydration
- Sympathomimetics (e.g. cocaine)
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Interferon gamma |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]