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9780191739149

Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease

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  • ISBN13:

    9780191739149

  • ISBN10:

    0191739146

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2012-03-24
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography


Sam H. Ahmedzai, Professor of Palliative Medicine, Academic Unit of Supportive Care, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK,David R. Baldwin, Consultant Physician in General and Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, UK,David C. Currow, Professor of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University; Flinders Centre for Clinical Change, Flinders University and Institute of Palliative and Supportive Care Research, Australia

Table of Contents


Part 1 Supportive care in respiratory medicine
1. Palliation and supportive care, S.H. Ahmedzai
2. Anatomy and physiology, Martin F. Muers
3. Quality of life: models and measurement, Michael E. Hyland and Samantha C. Sodergren
4. Principles of economic evaluation, Sarah Willis
Part 2 Mechanisms and assessment of dyspnoea
5. The genesis of breathlessness - what do we understand?, Jeremy B. Richards and Richard M. Schwartzstein
6. Multidimensional assessment of dyspnoea, Ingrid Harle and Deborah Dudgeon
Part 3 Management of dyspnoea
7. Pharmacological treatment of respiratory symptoms, David C. Currow and Amy P. Abernethy
8. Oxygen and airflow, Christine McDonald and James Ward
9. Occupational therapy and environmental modifications, Sally Singh and Louise Sewell
10. Non-pharmacological strategies for dyspnoea, Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman and DorAnne Donesky-Cuenco
11. Nutrition and cachexia, Josep M. Argiles, Silvia Busquets, Mireia Olivan and Francisco J. Lopez-Soriano
Part 4 Dyspnoea in special situations
12. Diffuse airflow obstruction and 'restrictive' lung disease, Mary McGregor and David R Baldwin
13. Neuromuscular and skeletal diseases, and obstructive sleep apnoea, John Shneerson
14. Hyperventilation syndrome, Julie Moore and Sally Singh
Part 5 Cough and haemoptysis
15. Physiology and pathophysiology of cough, Ian D. Pavord
16. Expectoration: Pathophysiology, measurement and therapy, Alyn H. Morice
Part 6 Pain
17. Pain in respiratory disease - mechanisms and management, Boland J, Cachia E, Russell K. Portenoy, Sam H. Ahmedzai
18. Pain assessment in respiratory disease, Elaine Cachia, Jason Boland and Sam H. Ahmedzai
Part 7 Specific diseases
19. Supportive care in Cystic Fibrosis, Andrew Clayton
20. Assessment and management of respiratory symptoms of malignant disease, Jennifer Chard, Peter Hoskin and Sam H. Ahmedzai
21. Comprehensive supportive care for chronic pulmonary infections, Gary T. Buckholz and Charles F. von Gunten

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