Presents a state-of-the-art review of the features and impact of dyspnea on patients with chronic respiratory disease
Addresses the challenging problem of breathlessness experienced by patients with different respiratory diseases
Contains focused treatment strategies for relieving the severity of breathlessness
Studies the various mechanisms that cause dyspnea in patients with COPD
Details the various instruments available to measure the intensity of dyspnea
Reviews the use of bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids for the relief of dyspnea in patients with COPD
Summary
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 patient'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.
Key features:
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

Mechanisms of Dyspnea
Neurobiology of Dyspnea: An Overview; Donald A. Mahler and Denis E. O'Donnell
Neuroimaging of Dyspnea; Karleyton C. Evans and Robert B. Banzett
Aging and Sex Differences; Jordan A. Guenette and Dennis Jensen
Pregnancy/Obesity; Dennis Jensen and Denis E. O'Donnell
Mechanisms of Dyspnea during Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Denis E. O'Donnell and Katherine A. Webb
Dyspnea in Asthma and Restrictive Lung Disease; Pierantonio Laveneziana and Giorgio Scano
Measurement and Assessment
Domains of Dyspnea Measurement; Mark B. Parshall and Richard M. Schwartzstein
Longitudinal Changes in Dyspnea; Toru Oga and Koichi Nishimura
Measurement of Dyspnea in Clinical Trials; Asha Hareendran and Nancy Kline Leidy
Anxiety, Depression, and Panic; Andreas von Leupoldt, Omer Van den Bergh, and Paul W. Davenport
Chronic Dyspnea; Alex H. Gifford and Donald A. Mahler
Management
Effect of Bronchodilators and Inhaled Corticosteroids on Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Denis E. O'Donnell, Katherine A. Webb, and Donald A. Mahler
Oxygen; Deborah Casey and Roger Goldstein
Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Dyspnea; Suzanne Lareau, Paula Meek, and Richard ZuWallack
Other Treatments for Dyspnea; Donald A. Mahler
Palliative Care; Amy P. Abernethy and David C. Currow