RT Book, Section
A1 Luce, John M.
A1 Luce, Judith A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Winker, Margaret A.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 Pantilat, Steven Z.
A2 Markowitz, Amy J.
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ID 6606340
T1 Management of Dyspnea in Patients With Far-Advanced Lung Disease: "Once I Lose It, It's Kind of Hard to Catch It…"
T2 Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637954
LK jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6606340
RD 2024/04/19
AB Mrs  D  is  a  74-year-old  woman  followed  up  for  the  past  4  years  for  management  of  dyspnea  secondary  to  emphysema.  Her  pulmonologist,  Dr  M,  relates  that  she  has  had  a  substantial  active  (25  pack-years)  and  passive  (husband  smoked  2  packs  per  day)  tobacco  exposure.  She  is  thin,  with  pursed-lip  breathing  and  sternocleidomastoid  contractions.  The  results  of  pulmonary  function  tests  demonstrate  severe  airflow  obstruction,  air  trapping,  and  marked  reduction  in  diffusing  capacity.