Managing Chronic Breathlessness
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Breathlessness is a complex sensation that affects the person experiencing it negatively as well it being unpleasant and oftentime scary for the witnessing their loved one's situation.[1] Breathlessness is increasing hand in hand with an aging population and in chronic respiratory diseases where often multimorbidiy is evident.[2]
Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
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Diagnostic Procedures[edit | edit source]
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Outcome Measures[edit | edit source]
Medical Research Council Dyspnea (MRC) 1-5 Scale [1]A modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) 0-4 scale may be used in some clinical settings
Dyspnoea Management Questionnaire Dyspnoea
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- ↑ https://www.pcrs-uk.org/sites/default/files/pcru/articles/2020-January-Issue-19-Breathlessness.pdf
- ↑ Currow DC, Dal Grande E, Ferreira D, Johnson MJ, McCaffrey N, Ekström M. Chronic breathlessness associated with poorer physical and mental health-related quality of life (SF-12) across all adult age groups. Thorax. 2017;72(12):1151-1153. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209908
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