Recent Advances in the Management of Breathlessness

Katrina Breaden

doi:10.4103/0973-1075.76238

Recent Advances in the Management of Breathlessness

Katrina Breaden

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Abstract

Breathlessness is a frightening symptom to both witness and experience. It is common in many conditions, especially in the palliative setting, profoundly affecting the quality of the person′s life. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the recent advances in the management of breathlessness in the areas of, knowledge of disease trajectories, assessment, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and the use of oxygen.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S29-S32
Number of pages	4
Journal	Indian Journal of Palliative Care
Volume	17
Issue number	4 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1075.76238
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Palliative care
Refractory breathlessness
Supportive care

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