Fentanyl May Increase Breathlessness in a Patient with Motor Neuron Disease

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-200

  Zylicz, Zbigniew ^a,b   van Rijn van der Plaat, Lia Lens ^c  

^a St Elizabeth Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CITALOPRAM; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; LANSOPRAZOLE; MORPHINE SULFATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NALOXONE; PARACETAMOL; RILUZOLE; TEMAZEPAM;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747872664     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.05.001     Document Type: Letter

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