Full Description
With the high prevalence of chronic pulmonary diseases, including asthma, COPD, and interstitial lung disease, physicians need to recognize the cause of dyspnea and know how to treat it so that patients can cope effectively with this distressing symptom. Detailing recent developments and treatment methods, this revised and updated third edition of Dyspnea: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management includes new chapters on gender-based differences in dyspnea and explores guidelines for treating the condition in challenging special populations, including in the aged, in pregnancy and obesity, and in palliative care settings.
With three sections spanning the mechanisms of dyspnea, measurement and assessment strategies, and management techniques, this book provides pulmonologists and other healthcare professionals the vital information needed to understand this complex symptom.
Contents
Mechanisms of Dyspnea. Neurobiology of Dyspnea: An Overview. Neuroimaging of Dyspnea. Aging and Sex Differences. Pregnancy/Obesity. Mechanisms of Dyspnea during Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Dyspnea in Asthma and Restrictive Lung Disease. Measurement and Assessment. Domains of Dyspnea Measurement. Longitudinal Changes in Dyspnea. Measurement of Dyspnea in Clinical Trials. Anxiety, Depression, and Panic. Chronic Dyspnea. Management. Effect of Bronchodilators and Inhaled Corticosteroids on Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Oxygen. Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Dyspnea. Other Treatments for Dyspnea. Palliative Care.
