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Clinical Research on Dyspnea
Author Bios
What is Dyspnea?
What Provokes Dyspnea?
Currently selected section: The Nature of Dyspnea
Language of Dyspnea
Clinical Application
Research Application
Variability in Sensations
Challenges in Study
Mechanical Loads and Sense of Effort
Chemoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Neuro-Mechanical Dissociation
Phase of Respiration and Dyspnea
Physiology of Dyspnea
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular System
Measuring Dyspnea
Scaling Issues
Qualitative Aspects
Reliability and Validity Overview
Reliability and Validity
Sensitivity and Specificity
Scales
Sensation vs. Perception vs. Symptom
Treating Dyspnea
Why Measure?
Cluster Analysis
Statistical vs. Clinical Significance
Standard Error of Measurement
Measuring Fatigue
Measuring Depression
Measuring Anxiety and Hyperventilation
Measuring Quality of Life
Conclusion

 

Chapter 23: Dyspnea: The Nature of Dyspnea
        

Consider the following scenario: During a routine physical, a man tells his doctor that his friends have commented that he is short of breath when he talks on the telephone. The patient indicates that he is unaware of any breathing discomfort.

Question 3.1

Does this patient have dyspnea?

Selection: Yes          Selection: No    

Now imagine these four scenarios and the breathing sensations that might accompany them:
  • You are walking as fast as you can on a treadmill
  • You are breathing through a thin tube
  • You are inhaling a gas rich in carbon dioxide
  • You are holding your breath


Question 3.2

Is the quality of your breathing sensations the same or different with these different stimuli?

SAME         DIFFERENT

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