Opioid receptors are located throughout the respiratory tract. Yet, these have received
relatively scant attention compared to other opioid receptors. The most abundant sites within …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 An overview of the ILD guideline Since the publication of the first
BTS guidelines for diffuse lung disease nearly 10years ago, 1 the specialty has seen …

Hospices are organized programs of support services for patients in the advanced stages of
a terminal illness and their families. Although hospices serve dying patients regardless of …

BACKGROUND: Patients were recruited from the Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons
Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, located within the University of Pittsburgh Medical …

Abstract Purpose of Review Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) cause unpredictable degrees of
fibrosis and inflammation in the lungs leading to functional decline and varying symptom …

While the majority of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis lead satisfying
lives, an increasing number are choosing to withdraw from dialysis before death. A …

Advances in the practice of medicine and nursing science have increased survival for
patients with chronic cardiorespiratory disease. Parallel to this positive outcome is a societal …

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o efeito da psicoterapia sobre os níveis de ansiedade, depressão,
qualidade de vida e capacidade de exercício em portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva …

The most recent definition of the symptom of dyspnea or breathlessness was developed by a
multidisciplinary committee and defines dyspnea as '... a subjective experience of breathing …