Overview

This work offers detailed coverage of advances in the physiological and psychological bases of respiratory sensation, emphasizing the clinically important symptom of dyspnoea. It reviews the subject from a broad perspective, including detailed examinations of neurophysiology, psychophysics, clinical analysis and patient management.

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Author:   Lewis Adams ,  Abraham Guz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Marcel Dekker Inc
Volume:   90
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9780824788469

ISBN 10:   082478846
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Historical Aspects of Dyspnea, Kieran J. Killian and E. J. Moran Campbell Respiratory Sensation: A Neurophysiological Perspective, Frederic L. Eldridge and Zibin Chen Psychophysical Methods in the Study of Respiratory Sensation, Robert W. Lansing and Robert B. Banzett Perception of Respiratory Mechanical Events, Paul W. Davenport and W. Robert Revelette Qualities of Respiratory Sensation, Richard M. Schwartzenstein and Lynda M. Cristiano Respiratory Sensations Arising from Pulmonary and Chemoreceptor Afferents: Air Hunger and Lung Volume, Robert B. Banzett and Robert W. Lansing Sense of Effort and Dyspnea, Kieran J. Killian and Simon C. Gandevia Reflex Respiratory Stimulation and Respiratory Sensation, Lewis Adams Respiratory Sensation as a Respiratory Controller, Neil S. Cherniack Breathlessness in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Donald A. Mahler Breathlessness in Heart Disease, Andrew Clark and Philip Poole-Wilson Perception of Asthma, Christopher M. B. Higgs and Gabriel Laszlo Cognitive Aspects of Breathlessness, Paul W. Jones and Rachel C. Wilson Dyspnea: A Possible Target for Pharmacological Intervention, Ronald D. Stark, Alison Clova Stark, and Norman J. W. Russell Management of the Breathless Patient, Anne Cockcroft and Angela Heslop Respiratory Sensations: Some Clinical Perspectives, Abraham Guz

Reviews

""an extremely well-edited book. The authors are eminently well suited to review the literature, much of which has been their contribution an excellent, up-to-date, detailed reference. ""-Canadian Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology

an extremely well-edited book. The authors are eminently well suited to review the literature, much of which has been their contribution an excellent, up-to-date, detailed reference. -Canadian Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology

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