Darius has just started his new job as a medical assistant. He is interviewing a patient about her breathing problems. The patient states that she cannot breathe lying down, and she must prop up on three pillows to breathe

Darius remembers that there is a medical term for this, but he is not sure how to spell it. What is the correct spelling? A) orthopnea
B) ortypnea
C) orthopenia
D) orthopxia


A

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