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001 2013028016
003 DLC
005 20140403152723.0
008 130712s2014 flua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013028016
020 $a9781482208696 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(DNLM)101612337
040 $aDNLM/DLC$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 10 $aRC776.D9$bD97 2014
060 10 $aWF 143
082 00 $a616.2$223
130 0 $aDyspnea (Mahler)
245 10 $aDyspnea :$bmechanisms, measurement, and management /$cedited by Donald A. Mahler, Denis E. O'Donnell.
250 $aThird edition.
264 1 $aBoca Raton, Florida :$bCRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group,$c[2014]
300 $axii, 244 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aPreceded by Dyspnea / edited by Donald A. Mahler, Denis E. O'Donnell. 2nd ed. 2005.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aNeurophysiological 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.
520 $a"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 patient́'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.
650 12 $aDyspnea$xepidemiology.
650 22 $aDyspnea$xphysiopathology.
650 22 $aDyspnea$xtherapy.
650 22 $aLung Diseases, Obstructive$xepidemiology.
650 22 $aLung Diseases, Obstructive$xphysiopathology.
650 22 $aLung Diseases, Obstructive$xtherapy.
700 1 $aMahler, Donald A.,$eeditor of compilation.
700 1 $aO'Donnell, Denis E.,$eeditor of compilation.