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  • Title: [Dyspnoea--a multifactorial and multidimensional symptom].
    Author: Doppler K, Deutsch J.
    Journal: Wien Med Wochenschr; 2008; 158(23-24):680-6. PubMed ID: 19165447.
    Abstract:
    The treatment of dyspnoea is a considerable challenge in palliative care. Respiratory problems, besides pain, belong to the most common symptoms of terminally ill patients. Invasiveness of diagnostic measures and treatment options demand a critical evaluation of the patient's burden and the expected relief by the therapy. On the basis of a case study of a lung cancer patient, the complexity of different causes of dyspnoea will be discussed. Special consideration will be taken to the psychosocial dimension of dyspnoea.
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