Management of acute breathlessness in the person with chronic refractory breathlessness

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 212-216

  Donesky, Dor Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; Cancer; Cardiopulmonary; Dyspnea; Neuromuscular; Shortness of breath

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIR CONDITIONING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; VENTILATION;

EID: 84942940097     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000153     Document Type: Review

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