European Respiratory Society Monograph, Vol. 97. 2022
ISBN (electronic): 978-1-84984-152-8
DOI: 10.1183/2312508X.erm9722
Complex breathlessness (breathlessness with an unclear cause or that appears disproportionate to underlying causes) is an important and often neglected condition that presents a challenge to both patients and clinicians. This Monograph aims to provide clinicians at all levels with a comprehensive guide to complex breathlessness. Covering all aspects of this challenging clinical scenario, it will prove a useful resource when faced with a symptomatic breathless patient with no obvious underlying cause or with disproportionate symptoms. Several less commonly considered clinical entities and their associated features are highlighted, and approaches to breathlessness management are suggested in the absence of a clear diagnosis or set of abnormalities on investigation.
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Preface John R. Hurst Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: vii | |
Guest Editors
Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: viii-ix | |
Introduction James H. Hull, Jemma Haines Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: x-xii | |
List of abbreviations
Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: xiv | |
The epidemiology of breathlessness Magnus Ekström, Miriam J. Johnson, David C. Currow, Cecilie Svanes Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 1-14 | |
The neuroscience of breathlessness Anton Pick, Shaene Gnanarajah, Emily Fraser, Kyle Pattinson Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 15-23 | |
The physiology of breathlessness Karl Peter Sylvester, Camille Rolland-Debord, Rachel Ong-Salvador, William Stringer, Sam Bayat Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 24-38 | |
Tools for assessing complex breathlessness Hayley Lewthwaite, Dennis Jensen Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 39-60 | |
A systematic approach to assessing complex breathlessness Stephen J. Fowler, C. Thomas Pantin Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 61-74 | |
Laryngeal considerations in complex breathlessness Jemma Haines, Claire Slinger, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Julia Selby Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 75-91 | |
Breathlessness in large airway collapse Kai E. Swenson, Adnan Majid Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 92-108 | |
Breathing pattern disorder Eve Denton, Janet Bondarenko, Mark Hew Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 109-122 | |
Complex breathlessness: allergic factors Guy Scadding Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 123-139 | |
Pulmonary vascular causes of complex breathlessness: exercise pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pre-load failure Tobin Joseph, Luke Howard, Gulammehdi Haji Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 140-152 | |
Cardiovascular causes of complex breathlessness William J. Kerrigan, Theodore Murphy, Alexander R. Lyon Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 153-172 | |
Complex breathlessness in postural tachycardia syndrome and autonomic dysfunction Nicholas Gall, Charles Reilly Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 173-185 | |
Complex breathlessness: assessment of treatment adherence and treatable traits Rebecca F. McLoughlin, Vanessa M. McDonald Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 186-205 | |
Challenges in the approach to the management of complex or unexplained breathlessness James H. Hull Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 206-214 | |
The management of chronic breathlessness Rachael A. Evans, Anna Spathis, Enya Daynes, David C. Currow Eur Respir Monogr 2022; 97: 215-233 | |