Disproportionate breathlessness associated with deep sighing breathing in a patient presentation with difficult-to-treat asthma

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1723-1725

  Prys Picard, Curig O ^a   Kellett, Fiona ^a   Niven, Robert M ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dyspnea; Hyperventilation; Pulmonary exercise

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUTICASONE; HISTAMINE; LONG ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP SIGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISPROPORTIONATE BREATHLESSNESS; DYSFUNCTIONAL BREATHING; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845919988     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.6.1723     Document Type: Article

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