Dyspnea : mechanisms, measurement, and management / editors, Donald A. Mahler, Denis E. O'Donnell.
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TextLanguage: English Edition: Third editionISBN: 9781482208696 (hardcover : alk. paper)Uniform titles: Dyspnea (Mahler : 1998) Subject(s): Dyspnea -- epidemiology | Dyspnea -- physiopathology | Dyspnea -- therapy | Lung Diseases, Obstructive -- epidemiology | Lung Diseases, Obstructive -- physiopathology | Lung Diseases, Obstructive -- therapyNLM classification: WF 143 2013DY| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| WF 140 95MA Les Maladies respiratoires d' origine professionnelle / | WF 140 98IN Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract / | WF 140 99AC Acute respiratory distress syndrome : | WF 143 2013DY Dyspnea : | WF 143 93RO Sleep apnoea and related conditions ; with recomendations for service provision / | WF 145 2001PH Pharmacology in respiratory care / | WF 145 85HO Respiratory pharmacology and toxicology / |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Neurophysiological model / Mahler -- Neuroimaging / Evans -- Gender/aging / Guenette -- Pregnancy/obesity / Jensen -- Dyspnea in COPD / O'Donnell -- Dyspnea in asthma and restrictive lung disease / Laveneziana -- Domains of dyspnea measurement / Parshall -- Longitudinal changes in dyspnea / Oga -- The measurement of dyspnea in clinical trials / Hareendran -- Anxiety, depression, and panic / von Leupoldt -- Chronic dyspnea / Gifford -- Bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids / O'Donnell -- Oxygen / Goldstein -- Pulmonary rehabilitation / Lareau -- Other treatments / Mahler -- Palliative care / Abernethy.
"With the high prevalence of chronic pulmonary diseases, such as asthma, COPD, and interstitial lung disease, it is important to understand the mechanisms, measurement, and management of dyspnea, which is the patien*t's primary complaint. Physicians need to recognize the cause of dyspnea and know how to treat it, ensuring that patients can cope effectively with this distressing symptom. Dyspnea: Mechanisms, Measurement and Management, Third Edition, has been completely updated and revised to help pulmonologists and all those interested in lung disease understand the complex nature of dyspnea. Presents comprehensive coverage of dyspnea in chronic pulmonary diseases. Offers the insight of international experts and key opinion leaders who provide trusted, authoritative information Includes key guidelines on the multi-dimensional measurement, assessment, and management of dyspnea to ensure best practice. Details the developments and key treatment methods to ensure that the best possible treatment and management can be performed. Contains new chapters on dyspnea based on gender, with the aged, in pregnancy and obesity, and in palliative care settings providing guidance for these challenging special populations. With three sections spanning the mechanisms of dyspnea, measurement and assessment strategies, and management techniques, this book provides the vital information needed to understand this complex symptom and will be invaluable to pulmonologists and all healthcare professionals who care for patients with this distressing and disabling problem."--Provided by publisher.
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