Needless to say, I was exhausted from labored breathing, a lung infection, pain, tests, effort expended to correct data model errors, energy wasted giving my medical history, and lack of sleep.
Normal, unlabored breathing.
"Shortness of breath", "a feeling of not being able to get enough air", and "labored breathing" are all terms used by patients to describe the symptom of dyspnea.
I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing and its occasional quivers and shakes.