| Author(s): |
Sarah Booth & Debrah Dudgeon |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
| Year: |
2006 |
| Description: |
Addresses generalized aspects of breathlessness in advanced illness and more specific etiologies and managements relevant to particular underlying diseases. It summarizes the epidemiology and the pathophysiology of breathlessness, measurement, research approaches, rehabilitation and exercise, clinical approaches that can be taken at the bedside, pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, and surgical interventions. |