Complex Breathlessness

Abstract

Complex breathlessness is an often neglected condition that presents a challenge to patients and clinicians. This book aims to provide clinicians 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 disproportionate symptoms. Front cover -- Title page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Guest Editors -- Introduction -- List of abbreviations -- Background -- Chapter 1. The epidemiology of breathlessness -- Chapter 2. The neuroscience of breathlessness -- Chapter 3. The physiology of breathlessness -- Assessment -- Chapter 4. Tools for assessing complex breathlessness -- Chapter 5. A systematic approach to assessing complex breathlessness -- Airway-focused -- Chapter 6. Laryngeal considerations in complex breathlessness -- Chapter 7. Breathlessness in large airway collapse -- Thoracic cage-/breathing pattern-focused Chapter 8. Breathing pattern disorder -- Allergy-related issues -- Chapter 9. Complex breathlessness: allergic factors -- Cardiopulmonary vascular-focused -- Chapter 10. Pulmonary vascular causes of complex breathlessness: exercise pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pre-load failure -- Chapter 11. Cardiovascular causes of complex breathlessness -- Neural dysfunction -- Chapter 12. Complex breathlessness in postural tachycardia syndrome and autonomic dysfunction -- Behavioural components Chapter 13. Complex breathlessness: assessment of treatment adherence and treatable traits -- Management -- Chapter 14. Challenges in the approach to the management of complex or unexplained breathlessness -- Chapter 15. The management of chronic breathlessness