TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of dyspnea in the elderly
AU - Mahler, Donald A.
AU - Fierro-Carrion, Gustavo
AU - Baird, John C.
PY - 2003/2
Y1 - 2003/2
N2 - The word "dyspnea" encompasses many different features. It can be considered to be a sensation, a symptom, or an illness. From a practical perspective many physicians and nurses use dyspnea to refer to difficult or labored breathing or an uncomfortable awareness of breathing. The American Thoracic Society recently defined dyspnea as a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity.
AB - The word "dyspnea" encompasses many different features. It can be considered to be a sensation, a symptom, or an illness. From a practical perspective many physicians and nurses use dyspnea to refer to difficult or labored breathing or an uncomfortable awareness of breathing. The American Thoracic Society recently defined dyspnea as a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037291536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0749-0690(02)00050-2
DO - 10.1016/S0749-0690(02)00050-2
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 12735113
AN - SCOPUS:0037291536
SN - 0749-0690
VL - 19
SP - 19
EP - 33
JO - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
JF - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
IS - 1
ER -