A 60-year-old patient who comes to the emergency room with shortness of breath

Question

is experiencing
A. dysphagia. C. pleural effusion.
B. inspiration. D. dyspnea.

Answer 1

Check the definitions of each of these words in this dictionary.

http://dictionary.reference.com/

I learned when I checked, that dysphagia means difficulty swallowing.

Answer 2

Correct.